Thailand’s Transport Ministry has endorsed a proposed increase in fares for Bangkok taxis. Minister Prajin Juntong said the government had agreed a two-tier rise which could see fares for the city’s so-called taxi-metres go up by a total of 13 per cent.
The northern Thai city of Chiang Mai is getting ready to hold its very first Chinese festival. The festival is scheduled to begin later today and will conclude tomorrow, 18 October. The venue for the celebrations and events is the central plaza adjacent to the historic Tha Phae Gate.
The Thai tourism bureau has released its list of recommendations for where to spend the forthcoming Loy Krathong Festival. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says that together with the traditional venues of Chiang Mai and Sukhothai there are five other locations where the festival is a really special occasion.
Following its opening earlier in October, Pattaya’s themed waterpark is placing itself firmly among the Thai seaside resort’s top attractions. Cartoon Network Amazone opened on the third of the month and boasts a collection of 30 thrilling rides and amusements.
Thailand’s government has endorsed a recommendation banning the importation of e-cigarettes and Middle-Eastern style hookah tobacco pipes. Announcing the ban, government spokesperson Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the government had followed the advice of the Thai Public Health Ministry.
The Vietnamese government has given the green light for one of its most iconic attractions to take on a foreign tourism industry expert. Officials in Lao Cai Province made the request for an international consultant to help steer the village of Sapa in the right direction and preserve its pristine natural setting.
The Vietnamese government has given the green light for one of its most iconic attractions to take on a foreign tourism industry expert. Officials in Lao Cai Province made the request for an international consultant to help steer the village of Sapa in the right direction and preserve its pristine natural setting.
The Laos province of Savannakhet and its capital city have started to attract more visitors. Local tourism officers say record numbers of international travellers have visited so far this year.
Officials at the Reclining Buddha Temple in Bangkok have announced that entry fees for foreign tourists are set to double in the new year. The website at one of the Thai capital’s most famous visitor draws already carries a warning saying admission for foreign adults will rise from THB100 to THB200 with effect from 1 January.
Thailand’s tourism bureau is set to launch a campaign themed on military rule to attract visitors. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is in the process of putting the finishing touches to a promotion it has entitled '24 Hours Enjoy Thailand'.
Nok Air is adding a new route to its timetable with a service connecting Bangkok and Surin. The Thai budget carrier says it will commence one of its Fly ‘n’ Ride services linking the two locations with effect from 3 November 2014.
Recently released awards by TripAdvisor placed Kanchanaburi’s Hellfire Pass Museum as the number one museum in Thailand. The global travel website said that the Travellers’ Choice nominations had garnered the Death Railway memorial the accolade.
The Thai Social Development Minister has announced that foreigners found begging on the streets of Bangkok will be deported. General Adul Sangsingkeo said the action was part of a wider campaign to take beggars off the streets of the national capital.
The Thai transport minister stated yesterday the government has agreed that fares for taxis in Bangkok can go up. Minister Prajin Juntong said the government was prepared to endorse the increase on condition that there was a general improvement in the quality of service.
A visitor centre at Kanchanaburi’s principal WWII cemetery was officially opened yesterday. Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) vice chairman Sir Joseph French led Thai and foreign dignitaries at the auspicious ceremony at Don-Rak Cemetery.
Myanmar’s Tourism Ministry says it plans to promote Inle Lake as the country’s new up-and-coming holiday destination. Minister Htay Aung told media representatives that the ministry had already fine-tuned its management plan for the mountain region around the lake in Kayah State.
Thai carrier Nok Air has announced it will increase flight frequencies on a number of its domestic routes. The budget airline says it plans to add flights on eight different routes from its hub at Don Muang Airport in Bangkok.
A faction of Thai tour leaders has lodged a petition asking for punitive action to be taken over Chinese guides working illegally in Thailand. Around 40 members of the Mandarin Tour Guide Club gathered at the headquarters of the Thai Immigration Police and held up banners asking the bureau to clamp down on unlicensed guides.
Budget airline THAI Smile has re-affirmed its intentions of operating out of both of Bangkok’s public airports. After a meeting of the carrier’s board of directors, a spokesperson stated that its flights would continue to operate out of Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports.
Thailand’s government has given the green light for the construction of an extra runway at the country’s chief international airport. Deputy prime-minister Prajin Juntong told media sources that increasing Suvarnabhumi Airport’s runways from two to three was all part of the master-plan to raise the facility’s annual passenger capacity.