Archive for June, 2010

Jun
29

Thailand’s High-speed Train to Seek Public Sector Partnerships

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: The days of Thailand’s agonizingly slow and outdated train system might be coming to an end, with a government panel established to oversee the development of a ...

Jun
29

BRT Joins MRT and BTS in Tackling Bangkok Traffic Woes

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Visitors to Bangkok who make use of the city’s extensive public transport network now have a new set of initials to remember following the commencement of the ...

Jun
29

Phuket Industry Chief Calls for Development Freeze/Public Transport Overhaul

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: The head of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce (PCC) has called on developers to stop building resorts and hotels on the island and for problems with the ...

Jun
29

UK Travel Agent Claims British Tourists Quick to Return to Thailand

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: An independently owned British travel agency specializing in luxury guided tours of Thailand has shunned any significant fall in inbound tourism figures this year, claiming their clients ...

Jun
29

Bangkok Skytrain Receives 12 New Trains for BTS Network

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: The days of crowded BTS Skytrain carriages is rapidly coming to an end following the delivery last week to the network operators, Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) ...

Jun
28

Landmark Bangkok Attraction Sanam Luang Closed

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: One of Bangkok’s best known city landmarks has been closed to residents and tourists alike, and this time it has nothing to do with political protests. The ...

Jun
28

Scientists Find Andaman Sea Coral May Be Permanently Damaged

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: In another blow to Thailand’s tourism industry an international symposium on the island province of Phuket has been told that about 90 percent of the coral reefs ...

Jun
28

Khao Yai National Park Chief Blasts Stupid Tourists

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Officials at Thailand’s World Heritage listed Khao Yai National Park in the northeastern province of Nakorn Ratchasima (commonly referred to as Korat) fear it is only a ...

Jun
28

Phuket Driving Thailand’s Tourism Recovery

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: While the number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand may have slumped in the wake of the protracted Bangkok political protests and the travel warning issued in May ...

Jun
25

Thailand Tourism Authority Enlists Martha Stewart to Boost Tourism Numbers

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THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to spend Bt10 million (about $US308,000) on a series of cooking programs hosted by American celebrity Martha Stewart in an ...