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Thailand’s tourism continues to soar

BANGKOK, 21 May 2013: International tourist arrivals to Thailand posted a growth of 19.04% during January to April this year, according to Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ data. Released late last week, the ministry's research registered 8,841,730 trips to the country during the first four months up from 7,427,772 visits during the same period last year. In April alone, there were 2,013,...

Danang tackles scams

DANANG, 21 May 2013: Six agencies in Danang will collaborate to crackdown on tourist related scams to help build tourism competitiveness. The city’s six agencies are: Public Order Police Department; Danang’s 115 Emergency Centre; local market management agency; Transport Department’s traffic inspectors; Aviation Security Centre; and Danang Visitor Centre. They will support local pol...

Vietnamese Island lacks hotels

KIEN GIANG, 21 May 2013: An island destination near the Mekong River delta, Phu Quoc, needs more hotel rooms and better airline connectivity from neighbouring countries. Kien Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism director, Le Minh Hoang, told the local media that due to the growth in tourism, Phu Quoc Island needed around 3,000 new hotel rooms over the next two to three years to me...

Etihad slashes fares

BANGKOK, 20 May 2013: Just two days remain to grab Etihad Airways latest discounts on fares to Europe and the US. Fares to Ireland’s Dublin sell as low as Bt23,750 and to Manchester in the UK at Bt27,605. The fares must be purchased by 22 May and travel has to be completed by 31 July. Those are just two of the fare bargains that cut fares to Europe and some points in the US by approxima...

AoT airports make gains

BANGKOK, 20 May 2013: Airports of Thailand reports April data showed increases in both aircraft movements and passenger traffic at six airports under its management. AoT released details, late last week, revealing improvements in aircraft movements of 13.72%. Flights increased from 41,295 to 46,962. The entire system handled 1 million more passengers than in April last year. It represented a...

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Thailand’s tourism continues to soar

BANGKOK, 21 May 2013: International tourist arrivals to Thailand posted a growth of 19.04% during January to April this year, according to Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ data. Released late last week, the ministry’s research registered 8,841,730 trips to the country during the first four months up from 7,427,772 visits during the same period... [Read full story]

Danang tackles scams

Vietnamese Island lacks hotels

TG adds services in low season

BANGKOK, 21 May 2013: THAI Airways International has increased flights in response to rising tourist traffic during what was always the traditional off peak months for tourism to Thailand. THAI president, Sorajak Kasemsuvan, said according to the airline summer traffic programme THAI has adjusted its flight schedules to meet higher traffic demand evident... [Read full story]

UA Dreamliners back in the skies

NEW YORK, 21 May 2013: United Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights Monday after the advanced plane was globally grounded four months ago due to overheated battery incidents. United, the only US carrier that owns the high-tech jetliner, relaunched 787 passenger service with a flight from the airline’s hub in Houston, Texas, to Chicago,... [Read full story]

Ryanair’s profits rise

DUBLIN, 21 May 2013: Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Monday that annual profits rose slightly last year, aided by higher revenues, and hiked its traffic forecast for the current financial year. Earnings after taxation grew 1.5% to 569.3 million euros (US$731.2 million) in the 12 months to the end of March, the Dublin-based carrier said in a results... [Read full story]

Hot-air balloons collide

ISTANBUL, 21 May 2013: Three Brazilian tourists died Monday and 22 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloons collided in a beauty spot in central Turkey, officials said. The accident occurred over Cappadocia’s sculpted rock formations when one balloon’s basket ripped another’s envelope in mid-air, the governor of Nevsehir province,... [Read full story]