| November 2005 |
Garden Cliff Resort & Spa
Pattaya opens 1 December
Garden Cliff Resort & Spa
Pattaya (managed by Sofitel) opens 1 December in Thailand’s most popular
beach destination, putting Pattaya on the luxury travel map as the resort
continues to broaden its appeal. |
Dental holidays popular in
Phuket
Phuket in Thailand is welcoming an influx of visitors from a new and
somewhat unusual source. Clad
in a colourful Thai sarong, relaxing in a shaded deck chair on
Karon Beach
and looking forward to a midday massage, Linda Grace looks every inch the
contented tourist... |
Bangkok’s new airport
will boost travel to Pattaya
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport will be approximately 40 km closer to
Pattaya
than Don Muang is today, which results in more tourists travelling east
along the motorway to Pattaya. |
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Dusit Laguna Phuket
Both newly renovated and upgraded, Casuarina Hut and La Trattoria of
Dusit Laguna Resort, Phuket re-opened recently right on time for the
return influx of travelers to Phuket during the high season. |
Divana Spa opens dvn spa and
Wellbeing Center in Bangkok
Celebrating its 3rd anniversary, Divana Spa, located in the heart of
Bangkok, Thailand, recently opened a new spa and wellbeing center ‘dvn’ on
Sukhumvit 35, opposite the Emporium Department Store and just meters from
the
Promphong BTS station. |
Sheraton Grande Laguna
Phuket wins "Thailand's Leading Golf Resort" award
The
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket has, for a second successive year, won the
“Thailand’s Leading Golf Resort” award. The announcement was made at the
annual World Travel Awards ceremony held in
London a day prior to the
commencement of the World Travel Mart. |
Bumper Field
Expected at Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2005
The Laguna Phuket is preparing to welcome the largest race field ever
assembled for the Thai Airways Laguna Phuket Triathlon. One thousand
athletes from more than 30 countries are expected to enter the Triathlon and
Fun Run on Sunday 4 December at the Laguna Phuket resort complex, in
southern Thailand. |
Air Finland to Fly to Bangkok
The Finnish airline Air Finland is launching low-cost flights from
Helsinki to
Bangkok,
Thailand every Monday
during the winter season. |
Thai Airways International to serve Special Menu to Celebrate H.M. the King
of Thailand's Birthday
Thai Airways International is to celebrate
His Majesty
the King of Thailand’s Birthday on December 5, 2005 by offering special
inflight menus, prepared with ingredients from the Royal Projects
Foundation, Doy Intanond. |
Laguna Phuket attracts Elite
Professional Triathletes
The Thai Airways Laguna Phuket Triathlon defending champion Craig Alexander
is confirmed to race at the event again this year on Sunday 4 December. |
Austrian Airlines launches flights to Phuket, Thailand
Austrian Airlines said it has launched its first direct flights from
Vienna to the
Thai resort island of Phuket on the back of recovering tourism demand
after the Dec 26 tsunami. |
Accor to open Three Ibis
Hotels in Bangkok
Accor is to launch its Ibis economy hotel brand in
Bangkok with three hotels
in key commercial areas. |
Pattaya beach bus
Pattaya City has introduced a new air-conditioned bus service with scheduled
stops along designated routes. Designed to help tourists get around the
resort city, the Pattaya beach bus service consists of three lines - Green,
Red and Yellow. These cover the main streets of Pattaya, Naklua and Jomtien. |
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