ASEAN Helicopter Safety Team to improve civil operations
Singapore – With Asia poised to be the fastest growing helicopter market in the coming years, key industry players from the ASEAN Helicopter Safety Team (AHEST) held the inaugural steering committee meeting this month to initiate actions to improve safety … Continue reading ASEAN Helicopter Safety Team to improve civil operations
Mount Sinabung erupts, triggering massive evacuation
Jakarta – Powerful burst of hot ash erupted from one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, Mount Sinabung in Karo district of North Sumatra, on Sunday evening, triggering massive evacuation, official disclosed here. The eruption occurred only months after the … Continue reading Mount Sinabung erupts, triggering massive evacuation
MasterCard Thailand Shopping Paradise starts July 1
Bangkok – In their eighth year of collaboration, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and MasterCard introduce the MasterCard Thailand Shopping Paradise, a partnership with 17 offline and online retailers in Thailand to provide exclusive privileges to shoppers from 1 … Continue reading MasterCard Thailand Shopping Paradise starts July 1
Phukets hotel and tourism businesses remain robust
Phuket / Bangkok – Business for Phuket’s tourist industry remains robust with passenger arrivals to the island having surged 26 per cent and hotel occupancy rates reaching more than 80 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according … Continue reading Phukets hotel and tourism businesses remain robust
Samui and Phuket amongst Top 10 Islands in Asia 2014
Taipei/Bangkok – Thailand’s popular beach resort islands of Samui and Phuket have been ranked amongst the Best Top 10 Islands in Asia 2014 by the popular Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) website YAM.com.tw.The rankings were decided on the basis of more than … Continue reading Samui and Phuket amongst Top 10 Islands in Asia 2014
Thailand tackles the taxi fare issue
Bangkok – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced that the taxi queues at Suvarnabhumi Airport are to be computerised in an effort to cut down on illicit control of cab operations.Under the new computerised system, the passenger … Continue reading Thailand tackles the taxi fare issue
Cambodia attracts 1.9 mln foreign tourists in 5 months
Phnom Penh – Cambodia has received some 1.9 million foreign visitors in the first five months of 2014, a 6 percent rise compared to the same period last year, a tourism official said Tuesday. “Vietnam, China and South Korea are the … Continue reading Cambodia attracts 1.9 mln foreign tourists in 5 months
Rice, spice, herbs and happiness: Thai Food Festival in Pattaya
Bangkok / Pattaya – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is organising the ‘Thai Food Festival 2014’ to be held at CentralFestival Beach Pattaya from 4-6 July, to enhance the reputation of Thai cuisine, already acknowledged as among the world’s … Continue reading Rice, spice, herbs and happiness: Thai Food Festival in Pattaya
Phuket’s hotel and tourism businesses remain robust
Phuket / Bangkok – Business for Phuket’s tourist industry remains robust with passenger arrivals to the island having surged 26 per cent and hotel occupancy rates reaching more than 80 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according … Continue reading Phuket’s hotel and tourism businesses remain robust
Thailand voted the Asian Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction award
Bangkok / Los Angeles – Thailand has recently been voted as the Asian Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction Award at the recent 2014 WAVE Awards hosted by Travel Age West Magazine, a leading travel industry trade publication in the … Continue reading Thailand voted the Asian Destination with the Highest Client Satisfaction award