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| October 2006 |
Suvarnabhumi possibly the next Asian
hub
Bangkok’s new
Suvarnabhumi Airport was built as a strategic gateway for the Star
Alliance member carriers in the Asia region. The airport that opened on
September 28 serves ANA, Asiana, Austrian, Lufthansa, SAS, SWISS, Singapore,
THAI and United. |
Industrial chic: Phuket's tin
mining past inspires new luxury resort - Indigo Pearl
Indigo Pearl, a unique new luxury resort incorporating design inspired by the
historic 100-year-old tin mining industry on Thailand's "paradise island" of
Phuket, is to open on December 1. |
Million Baht Dinner - Stops
Traffic – Featuring Thailand’s Largest Fireworks Display & Nine Michelin
Star Chefs
The remarkable 1,000,000 baht (US$25,000) per head gala dinner initially
planned for December 2006 has, by popular demand moved its date to February
10th, 2007 with the addition of three Michelin Star chefs, and a 30-minute
fireworks show -- stopping traffic along the Chao Phraya -- for the first
time in Thailand’s history! |
Tiger Airways launches Special Fares
on New Singapore - Udon Thani route
Tiger Airways is launching sales on its new Singapore - Udon Thani route
from 20 October 2006, with one way fares starting from as low as Sin$8.88 or
THB 248 (excluding taxes). |
Boutique Hotels &
Resorts awards First Diamond to The Mangosteen Resort & Spa, Phuket
Boutique Hotels & Resorts International has selected Thailand’s first Diamond
Collection member property to add to its global collection of authentic boutique
hotels and resorts. |
Sven-Goran Eriksson invests in Luxury
Residential Resort Property in Thailand
Renowned international football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was a celebrity
guest at a Bangkok briefing today to announce the launch of a new luxury
residential development in
Koh Samui,
Thailand. |
Bangkok’s new airport opens offering
exciting stop-over options for travellers
The airport is set to become one of the world’s most important aviation hubs,
and with Bangkok a key hub for flights to Europe, the Middle East, the Indochina
region and the rest of Asia, the airport opening will have particular
significance for travellers from Australia. In particular, it will open up new
stop-over destinations in Thailand, such as
Pattaya, which will now be just 1½
hours from
Suvarnabhumi Airport. |
TAT creates a campaign to
make ‘Thailand Unforgettable’
Thailand has long been seen to be one of the top ten destinations for sun
drenched holidays and fun filled nightlife for those from the Asia Pacific,
but the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is aiming to expand on this by
creating a strategy to achieve a target of 13.8 million visitors from
destinations around the world in 2006 – brand building. |
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