Tag: Bangkok

Phuket, Thailand’s most popular tourist destination and city, is set to attract a large number of tourists. Thailand, which is slowly returning to its former glory after covid, has begun preparations to receive tourists to Phuket from July 1. For that, a hotel room will be prepared for travelers for one dollar (approximately Rs. 72). The government has introduced a new scheme called ‘One Night One Dollar’. The new project was introduced by the Tourism Council of Thailand. Currently, this offer is only available in Phuket. Tourists can book world-class hotel rooms for a dollar. This amount is for one ... Read more

Tourists to Thailand can now spend their mandatory two-week coronavirus quarantine on a luxury yacht, as part of a bid by the government to revive the country’s tourism industry, which is the major source of income for the country. Thai government’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency, along with partners including top telecom group Advanced Info Service, jointly announced the yacht quarantine program earlier this week. This would serve as an addition to the existing quarantine option on a golf course, aiming to revive the tourism industry that accounts for about a fifth of the country’s GDP. Visitors coming with a negative ... Read more

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that Bangkok’s celebrity street food chef, Ms Supinya ‘Jay Fai’ Junsuta, was recently named winner of the ‘Icon Award for Asia’ in addition to her eatery receiving ‘Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021’ honours. Ahead of the announcement of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 on 25 March 2021, the 50 Best organisation revealed the first of its pre-announced awards. Voted for by experts from across Asia, Ms Supinya ‘Jay Fai’ Junsuta was lauded with the prestigious Icon Award, while her hawker-style shophouse-based restaurant in the Thai capital was named one of ‘Asia’s 50 ... Read more

A big surprise was awaiting visitors at an aquarium in Thailand this week when Santa Claus swam by, carrying a sack full of food and surrounded by scores of curious fish. The aquarium at the basement of the Bangkok shopping mall was not the place, the families were expecting to see Santa Claus, equipped with fins, an oxygen tank, and a dive mask. Children, all excited hopped up and down and pointed excitedly, mesmerized by Santa in a floppy red hat waving while floating above the coral and circled by angelfish. Frenchman Jean-Baptise Richard a frequent visitor to the aquarium ... Read more

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has shared the update that the Royal Thai Government is now allowing long-stay visitors from around the world to apply for the ‘Special Tourist Visa’ (STV), previously available only to travellers from countries considered low- to medium-risk for the COVID-19 pandemic. Published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 9 December 2020, with immediate effect, this latest announcement covers long-stay visitors to Thailand of all types – from tourists to business travellers, investors and others, as well as travellers and crews of foreign yachts. To qualify for the STV, visitors must comply with Thailand’s COVID-19 control ... Read more

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is highlighting an ‘All Good Food Truck’ event, with food trucks from all around Thailand gathering from 17 to 19 December 2020, at the IMPACT Lakeside Muang Thong Thani in Greater Bangkok. The All Good Food Truck happening aims to help food and beverage entrepreneurs glean knowledge from Thai celebrity chefs. That way they can further develop menus to add value to restaurants and food truck businesses while also promoting the positive image of Thai cuisine. Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool,  TAT Deputy Governor for Tourism Products and Business, said, “This event promotes traditional Thai food ... Read more

Bangkok tourist destination Khao San Road is usually heaving with people on weekends, its cheap beer bars, tattoo parlours, street vendors, hostels and buzzing nightlife drawing budget travellers and tour groups alike. On a recent Saturday evening, the street was deserted except for a few dozen locals who wandered past boarded up shops, ignoring restaurant staff calling out meal and drink deals, news agency Reuters reports in its industry feature. Khao San Road clearly shows the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Bangkok, the world’s most visited city for four consecutive years before a ban on international travel. “I have ... Read more

With an aim to expand its presence in Thailand, Hilton has announced its plans to launch two new properties in Bangkok by 2022. Both the hotels will be in the Thai capital of Bangkok, and will form part of Hilton’s expansion into this territory, joining seven hotels currently in the pipeline. Currently, the brand operates eleven properties across Thailand and is looking to expand beyond the country’s central areas of concentration, Phuket and Bangkok, to areas including Chiang Mai and Krabi. Hilton has recently signed a management agreement with Thailand-based real estate developer Lucky Living Properties Co., Ltd. to launch ... Read more

AirAsia India is planning to start international operations by October this year, said Sanjay Kumar, Chief Operating Officer of the airline. “Our plan is to first fly to the Southeast Asian market and start with flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Our target is that we will fly about 7-8 per cent of our total available seat kilometres to international locations in the first year of operations,” he said. Kumar said while the Indian locations have not been decided, it would be perhaps from Delhi, Bengaluru or Kolkata. The eventual plan is to fly from most of the 19 destinations ... Read more

Emirates said it will link Phnom Penh (PNH) and Bangkok (BKK) with a new daily service set to launch on June 1, 2019. The service from Dubai to Phnom Penh, via Bangkok, will provide passengers travelling between the capital cities of Cambodia and Thailand with more flight options. The new service will be operated with an Emirates Boeing 777 aircraft. Flights to Phnom Penh will depart daily from Dubai International Airport (DXB) at 08.45 hrs local time, as EK370, and arrive in Bangkok at 18.15 hrs. The same flight will then depart Bangkok at 20.00 hrs, before arriving at Phnom ... Read more

Travel Agents Association of Kashmir in collaboration with the department of tourism Kashmir is conducting a tourism promotional campaign in Bangkok. The delegation TAAK is led by its President Ashfaq Siddiq Dug who will be holding several meeting with the travel and tour bodies in Bangkok and Suchitra Durai, Republic of India High Commission in Bangkok, President Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) Thanapol Cheewarattanaporn and others to apprise them about the tourism potential of the Jammu and Kashmir State. Photo from last years ‘Incredible India’ programme in Bangkok The participating delegation includes office bearers of TAAK, ex officious and general ... Read more

The Tourism Authority of Thailand will organise the longest fireworks display ever staged along Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River as part of celebrations to mark the arrival of the New Year at midnight on 31st December 2018. Called the “Amazing Thailand Countdown 2019”, the spectacular display will last a full five minutes and is expected to be witnessed by more than a million people in the proximity of the river and beyond. The Countdown festivities are jointly organised by the largest coalition of public and private sector organisations which are collaborating to stage a single, synchronized show that can become a ... Read more

Bangkok is awarded “Best City – International Category” by Travel + Leisure India’s Best Awards 2018. Travel + Leisure India & South Asia announced the results of its seventh edition of the India’s Best Awards at the ITC Maurya, New Delhi on 12th November, 2018. Bangkok has won top honour as Best City – International category at the ceremony. In 2017 Thailand has received the Best Honeymoon Destination (International) and 2011,2014, 2015 and 2016 Thailand has received the best wedding destination and 2011 and 2015 as the best country awards from Travel + Leisure. The polling was conducted as a ... Read more

Apple Iconsiam opens today in Bangkok on the shores of the Chao Phraya, welcoming both locals and visitors to experience the best of Apple in Thailand for the first time. The store features Apple’s full line of products including iPhone XS, iPhone XR and Apple Watch Series 4, and is inviting visitors to pursue their creative passions with free Today at Apple sessions. “Bangkok is a cultural and economic destination for the entire region and home to millions of passionate Apple customers,” said Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “We are thrilled to introduce our Thai customers to ... Read more

Low-cost air carrier AirAsia has announced the launch of a new flight service connecting Visakhapatnam and Bangkok. The service, which begins from December 8, will operate on four weekdays from Vizag to Bangkok (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) and the return flights from Bangkok to Vizag would be on Monday, Wednesday. Friday and Sunday. “Travel to Bangkok will be hassle-free and visa on arrival will be given to tourists at Bangkok. Further, the airlines has air-connection from Bangkok to 21 destinations within that country. It is also a major hub with international flights to different destinations in the country,” said Rajkumar ... Read more