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	<description>FIRST with the FACTS on Thailand and Mekong Region TRAVEL</description>
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		<title>Calm before a storm?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The streets of Bangkok and highways  from the suburbs are quiet this morning, but the city is bracing for a storm as red shirt protestors gather for what they call a show down with the government.
The government confirmed, yesterday evening, that as many as 50,000 troops have been deployed in the capital in a peace [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/calm-before-a-storm/</link>
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		<title>TG In-love with fare promotions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thai Airways International is selling In-love fares, but insists they are not restricted to honeymooners or couples.
The campaign started in mid-February, during Valentine&#8217;s Day celebrations, but other than that there is no connection to love or romance. Fares under this category are lower than what the airline quotes for summer months.
In-love fares have a one-month [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/tg-in-love-with-fare-promotions/</link>
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		<title>BKK travel agent enters epic race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exotissimo’s Hamish Keith, 43, is taking eight days off his gruelling business routine to compete in an ultra endurance event in South Africa that attracts world-class off road cyclists.
Exotissimo’s group business development director, Hamish Keith, will compete in a gruelling eight-day mountain bike race starting 21 March in Cape Town South Africa.
He is joined by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/bkk-travel-agent-enters-epic-race/</link>
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		<title>Travel to Thailand cancelled for a week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong package tours to Bangkok have been cancelled for one week, while the Singapore government has announced that all citizens travelling to Thailand must register their travel plans online before they leave the country.
The Hong Kong travel red alert follows the Thai government’s announcement that it has placed the city and nearby provinces under [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/travel-to-thailand-cancelled-for-a-week/</link>
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		<title>CX waives fees on BKK route</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a result of political turmoil in Thailand, Cathay Pacific Airways says it will waive all rebooking and rerouting charges for all tickets issued worldwide, irrespective of fare type on/before 10 March for travel involving Bangkok until 16 March.
The announcement does not apply to cancellation and refund charges for both Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/cx-waives-fees-on-bkk-route/</link>
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		<title>Hotelier: Stay away this weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A leading hotelier and former president of Bangkok’s Skal Club, Andrew Wood, describes cancellations and outlines  a disturbing escalation that suggests Thailand’s tourism is about to  face its biggest challenge.
He issued a situation assessment and update to Skal Club members in Thailand, earlier this afternoon.
He suggests that if visitors are not travelling on essential business to Bangkok [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/hotelier-stay-away-this-weekend/</link>
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		<title>TAT update on Bangkok security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tourism Authority of Thailand’s News Desk issued an updated fact sheet, this morning, on political rallies that start Friday 12 March and are expected to continue throughout the weekend.
For official text see: http://www.tatnews.org/newsletter/e-News/sent/Fact_Sheet/Fact_Sheet-10-03-2010.html&#8220;
Based on the TAT assessment, it would appear that tourists visiting Thailand, 12 to 14 March, should travel up-country and enjoy the beaches of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/tat-update-on-bangkok-security/</link>
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		<title>TG shutters ticketing offices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thai Airways International announced, today, that its Larn Luang ticketing office and THAI Silom ticketing office will be temporarily closed Saturday 13 March and Sunday 14 March.
For  information or assistance,  contact THAI Vibhavadi-Rangsit ticketing office on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, which will be open Saturday 13 March from 0800 to 1700 and  Sunday 14 March from 0800 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/tg-shutters-ticketing-offices/</link>
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		<title>Rallies threaten tourism recovery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four more countries have issued travel advisories that warn travellers to avoid Bangkok between 12 to 14 March.  Warnings have been issued by 31 nations so far.
Tourism Authority of Thailand deputy governor of marketing communications, Prakit Piriyakiet, confirmed the latest additions stating it was due to the &#8220;intense and sensitive political situation in the country&#8221;.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/rallies-threaten-tourism-recovery/</link>
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		<title>Ministry sets up assistance centres</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Tourism and Sports deputy permanent secretary, Thanittha Maneechote, said the Ministry would set up a National Tourist Assistance Centre operating from 12 to 23 March to facilitate foreign tourists around the clock.
Ms Thanittha revealed she had meetings with representatives from the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Tourist Police, General Insurance Association, Tourism Council [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/03/ministry-sets-up-tourist-assistance-centres/</link>
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