Cool season mists attract tourists
November 16, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Chiang Rai
BANGKOK, 16 November 2010 – Chiang Rai officials say they are optimistic that as many as 200,000 tourists, a mix of Thais and foreigners, will visit the province, this December, mainly to admire a sea of mist on a mountain range near the border with Laos.
Chiang Rai’s main attractions are nature, or heritage based, related to hill tribe village lifestyle. Soft adventure tourism, elephant treks and boat trips on the River Kok, sightseeing along the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle area, visits to the Opium Museum and the Thai-Burmese border town of Mae Sai are the priorities for international visitors.
Chiang Rai hotels create festival
October 14, 2010 by TTRweekly Staff
Filed under Chiang Rai, News
BANGKOK, 14 October 2010 – Seven leading hotels in the north will host a music and arts festival in Chiang Rai 22 to 24 October, according to a Tourism Authority of Thailand post on its website, earlier this week.
The three-day event will be supported by: Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & Spa; Dusit Island Resort; Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort; Rimkok Resort Hotel; Legend Chiang Rai River Resort & Spa; Mantrini Boutique Resort and River House Resort & Spa.
Each hotel adopts its own theme for food stall and markets as well as musical performances. The themes are:
