Thailand Travel News

The Wolfpack is in tons of trouble again! Stu is getting ready and he and his buddies travel to Thailand for the nuptials.

The baht's appreciation has not resulted in Thai spas losing their competitiveness in the region, and the Kingdom is still one of the world's top five destinations for this service.

"I still have several more loads to go," she says as the clock strikes nine p.m., marking the start of her 14th hour on the shift.

Thai exports are expected to enjoy better growth in the second half of the year, as companies anticipate concrete government action to stabilise the baht and penetrate new markets.

Central Pattana, the country's leading mall developer, has announced an overseas expansion plan involving the establishment of seven shopping complexes in four key Asean markets: Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Tourism officials downplayed the impact of Tuesday night's power outage in the South, but tourism operators and the country's biggest private-sector association expressed fears for their business and demanded the government take steps to ensure that such a situation does not happen again.

A massive power blackout hit 14 southern provinces Tuesday night after a transmission failure in Prachuap Khiri Khan cut off supply from the Central Region.

Thailand's worst ever power outage is over, says Egat, but worried residents of the South are still anxious after the entire region was left in the dark for two hours last evening.

Tanit Sorat, a vice-chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries , called on relevant agencies to determine the cause of the outage quickly, saying clear explanations and preventive measures would ensure business confidence.

Members of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand and other concerned parties are considering marching to Government House in protest against US pressure on Thailand to open up its market to US pork and offal.

A massive power failure has affected more than 8 million people in Thailand's 14 southern provinces, including popular tourist areas such as Koh Samui and Phuket, in one of the country's biggest blackouts in recent memory.

THE Philippines' largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific announced it will begin direct flights from Manila to Phuket, Thailand, starting August 16, 2013.

Once upon a time, long before ASEAN , there was Indochina, comprised of Thailand, West Malaysia, Burma , Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

The Best Summer Destination selections were drawn from the more than 60,000 places visited by more than 2.5 million registered Gogobot users, their friends and like-minded travellers in their network.

Crickets are some of the most commonly eaten insects in the world and are regarded as a solution for the malnutrition problem plaguing Laos.

DOHA/BANGKOK: Qatar Airways yesterday announced a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways to destinations across Thailand and the capital cities of neighbouring Cambodia and Myanmar, said a press statement.

Thailand is to invite Laos to sign up to a single-visa scheme for foreign tourists when the country's leaders meet at a summit in Chiang Mai on Sunday, a government source said.

Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi insists he will not apologise to opponents of the Asia-Pacific Summit who have accused him of insulting them.

Thailand was voted the most attractive nation in Southeast Asia for investment in the hospitality industry at the Asia Pacific Hotel Investment Conference, thanks to the country's strong infrastructure and ongoing tourism boom.

ITALY Successful and well known language school is situated between Milan and Turin, opened in 1972 is now for sale due to retirement.