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Nok Air adds services

BANGKOK, 26 January 2012: Nok Air last week increased services to Nakhon Phanom to double daily and started a new interprovincial link between Phitsanulok and Chiang Mai. Nok Air added a morning flight to its Suvarnabhumi-Nakhon Phanom service, lifting daily frequency to two. The new flight departs Bangkok at 0820 and returns from the Northeast border... [Read full story]

Flower fest draws tourists

CHIANG MAI, 26 January 2012: Chiang Mai’s international horticulture expo, known as Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, has attracted more than 1 million visitors, according to Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative. Agriculture and Cooperative Minister, Theera Wongsamut, said since the royal flora opened its doors, 14 December until 25 January, there were... [Read full story]

Pattaya hosts PTT tennis

PATTAYA, 26 January 2012: Pattaya will once again welcome professional female tennis players to the PTT Pattaya Open Tennis Tournament, 5 to 12 February at Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya. Now in its 21th year, the event is the longest running tennis event in the country organised by the Women’s Tennis Association. Around 80 professional female tennis... [Read full story]

Mekong in Accor’s spotlight

BANGKOK, 26 January 2012: Accor Hotels Group will open this year five more properties  in Vietnam and Laos adding over 1,000 rooms to the group’s inventory in the six-country Mekong region. Accor Hotels Group outlined its new expansion plan to TTR Weekly late last week, stating it intends to manage four properties in Vietnam (two Novotels, one Mercure... [Read full story]

Domestic events shrink

BANGKOK, 26 January 2012: Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau says domestic MICE revenue and visits are not likely to grow in 2012 due to  financial damage caused by last year’s floods. TCEB MICE director, Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayutthaya, said domestic MICE industry this year would stagnate as government agencies and private companies are limited... [Read full story]

Airlines check for A380 cracks

PARIS, 26 January 2012: Airbus A380 planes that must be inspected after cracks were discovered in their wings belong to Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Air France, the European Aviation Safety Agency said Wednesday. “In total 20 planes must be inspected, eight (that had carried out more than 1,800 flights) by Friday at the latest, the 12 others... [Read full story]

Norway’s low cost airline on offensive

OSLO, 26 January 2012: Low-cost airline Norwegian notched up its offensive against traditional carriers Wednesday by announcing “the largest ever aircraft acquisition in Europe” with an order for 222 Boeings and Airbus. The order consists of 122 Boeing 737s, including 100 next-generation MAX8s, and 100 Airbus 320neos, for a list price of... [Read full story]

Turkish Airlines eyes LOT

ANKARA, 26 January 2012: Turkey’s flagship carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) has started negotiations to acquire LOT Polish Airlines, its director general was quoted as saying by the Anatolia news agency on Wednesday. “We are in the beginning of the process. There is no purchase yet but the board has made a decision to initiate the process,”... [Read full story]

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