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Hotel boom in Asia/Pacfic

BANGKOK, 17 May 2012: India and Vietnam top the latest STR Global update on hotel room expansion in the Asia/ Pacific region that identifies 1,602 hotels representing 366,775 rooms in the development pipeline. The STR report covers expansion up until March indicating India led the field for room growth, up 35%, if all 60,845 rooms under construction... [Read full story]

Heavy rain covers Thailand

BANGKOK, 17 May 2012: Travellers will face rainy days in Thailand according to the latest national weather advisory that warns of scattered heavy rain throughout the country over the next three days. The national warning centre said a high pressure front from China is now covering the upper part of Thailand’s northeastern region, while the southwest... [Read full story]

Bangkok’s taxi fares unchanged

BANGKOK, 17 May 2012: Taxi fares in the Thai capital will remain unchanged for another three months according to the Ministry of Transport’s Department of Land Transport, following a delay in a proposed NGV and LPG price hike. The department deputy general director, Jirut Wisarnjit, said the postponement was in line with an Energy Policy Administration... [Read full story]

Hotel groups expand in South Thailand

PHUKET, 17 May 2012: Thai and international hotel groups are expanding their portfolios at southern beach destinations in Thailand. The Thai owned hotel company, Kata Group, is expanding with a new five-star brand “Beyond” starting with the Beyond Resort in Khao Lak (153 rooms) that opened last March.  Another Beyond Resort in Krabi (170 rooms),... [Read full story]

Tourists survive Nepal crash

COPENHAGEN, 17 May 2012: A Danish traveller who survived a Nepal plane crash, earlier this week, miraculously suffered only a bruise, according to an interview with a Danish newspaper on Wednesday. “There’s still something with my leg. Probably a bruise,” Andreas Rasch, 30, told the tabloid Ekstra Bladet. He and his girlfriend Emilie... [Read full story]

SQ drops some services

Singapore, 17 May 2012: Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it will suspend services to Athens and Abu Dhabi due to “sustained weak performance” on both routes. The last flights to the two cities will depart Singapore 26 October, the carrier said in a statement. “Singapore Airlines will be suspending services to Abu Dhabi in the UAE... [Read full story]

Thailand readies for temple hearing

BANGKOK, 16 May 2012: The Thai government is counting on international law experts to win the day at court hearings over the Preah Vihear dispute with Cambodia. The decision to hire international lawyers followed Cambodia’s completion of an access road  and steps to the mountain-top Preah Vihear Temple. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the... [Read full story]

Ministry releases April data

BANGKOK, 16 May 2012: The Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ data on tourist arrivals for April indicated a car bomb in Hat Yai, 31 March, stripped arrivals from Malaysia usually Thailand’s top source market. Trips from Malaysia were down 20%, although overall arrivals to Thailand improved slightly by almost 7%. The ministry’s statistics reported... [Read full story]

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