Archive for May, 2009

May
30

Thailand Tops CNN Survey for Asia-Pacific Region

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: An Online Consumer Survey (OCS) by CNN International has revealed that Thailand represents the best value for money for travelers in the Asia-Pacific region. The survey conducted across ...

May
30

Thailand PM Predicts Economy to Recover This Year

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is confident that the Thai economy will recover from its current contraction and become positive late this year or early next year. He ...

May
30

Laguna Phuket Marathon to Boost Occupancy/Economy

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: One of Phuket’s largest resort operators, Laguna Resorts and Hotels, is predicting average occupancy for its properties could be down by as much as 25 percent in ...

May
30

Chiang Mai May Get Second Panda Cub

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Veterinarians and panda experts from China are keeping a close eye on Lin Hui, the female panda that gave birth to a panda cub at Chiang Mai ...

May
28

Resort Staff and Resident Pitch in to Clean-up Phuket Beaches

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Visitors to the island resort of Phuket should enjoy the regions beaches even more now following a massive clean-up of Nai Yang beach last week. More than 200 ...

May
28

Baby Panda Born at Chiang Mai Zoo

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Visitor’s to Chiang Mai in Thailand’s north will soon have another attraction to add to their list of things to see when Chiang Mai zoo puts its ...

May
27

Popular Dive Spots Turned into Garbage Dumps by Thoughtless Divers

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Each year hundreds of thousands of tourists to Thailand are lured to venture below the surface of the country’s magnificent coastal waters to explore the vast array ...

May
27

Thailand in War of Words with Burma over Suu Kyi Trial

Thailand Travel News and Current Events
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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: A war of words has erupted between Thailand and it’s northern neighbor Burma, over the ongoing trial of Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu ...

May
27

4th Laguna Phuket International Marathon 2009

Beaches & Islands, Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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The forth annual Laguna Phuket International Marathon, also dubbed ‘Run Paradise!’, will take place along the scenic coastlines of Phuket Island, starting at the resort complex on 14th June at ...

May
26

World Acrobats Show 2009 Live in Bangkok

Festivals & Events, Thailand Calendar of Events
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Directly from Las Vegas to Thailand, the world-class acrobatic production, Balagan, will put on its dazzling acrobatic acts, entitled World Acrobats Show 2009, for the first time in Bangkok at ...