Yesterday was the King of Thailand’s birthday, and tomorrow is the start of the regatta that celebrates that happy anniversary, the Phuket King’s Cup. 2015 is the 29th running of the event, and has yet again attracted a substantial fleet of entries for what many consider to be Asia’s premier big boat regatta.
The day before racing starts, there are 150 entries including keelboats …
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One of the standout international sporting events in the Asia region, the 29th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta Under Royal Patronage prepares to set sail once again, swelling Phuket visitor numbers and making a large contribution to overall Thai tourism performance. The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2015 will be held at Kata Beach Resort and Spa, Phuket from 5th December to 12th December, and will host international racing classes across which over 150 boats and 1500+ sailors will compete for one …
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Thailand was named the Best Beach Destination 2015 from National Geographic Traveller Russia, and was also voted the Best Beach Resort via an online poll from 240,000 readers, at the awards presentation ceremony held on 18 November, 2015.
The event was also aired on Russia’s TV 24 and several other broadcasting channels in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Ms. Eumporn Jiragalwisul, Director of …
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Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and Phuket were recently voted among the 20 most popular and best value cities in Asia by US travellers, according to TripAdvisor’s TripIndex report.
Conducted by the popular travel website, TripAdvisor, the index aims at helping US travellers identify the destinations that offer the best value by comparing the price of a one-week trip to different Asian cities between 1 November, …
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International tourist arrivals to Thailand posted an improvement of 24.75%, January to October, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ data.
Released Tuesday, the ministry’s data showed the country attracted 24,364,667 international visits during the first 10 months of the year up from 19,531,084 visits during the same period last year.
The ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, Wannasiri Morakul, said tourism in 2015 would surpass the …
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Consulting reviews is an essential stage of the travel planning journey and a powerful tool for travellers to decide on which travel programme to buy, according to the 2015 Custom Survey Research Engagement.
The research was an independent study of 14,991 respondents conducted by Phocuswright on behalf of TripAdvisor.
Phocuswright fielded an online consumer survey, between 8 to 29 April 2015, driving responses via pop-ups …
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Plans are underfoot to establish 24-hour tourist service centers at more than a dozen popular Phuket beaches, Phuket Vice Governor Prajiad Aksornthammakul announced on Friday.
“We all know that millions of tourists visit our island every year. It is our responsibility to come together and ensure their safety and security while on holiday here,” said V/Gov Prajiad.
“We can not deny that there have been …
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Travellers in the Asia Pacific region are increasingly favouring holidays closer to home, according to a new study by Visa.
In its latest ‘Global Travel Intentions Study’, Visa found that travellers in the Asia Pacific are likely to spend fewer days at a destination (an average of eight days) than those from any other region. Just 35% of Asia Pacific travellers stay at a …
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Loy Kratong Festival is one of the most beautiful and charming festivals celebrated by Thais throughout Thailand every year on the evening of the full moon of the 12th lunar month. This year, Loy Kratong falls on November 25 and many Thais will head out for the nearest rivers, canals (klong) and sea to ask the water goddess Phra Mae Kongka for letting them use the rivers and canals and for forgiveness for any wrongdoing or disrespect to the goddess.
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Vice Governor Chokdee Amornwat announced the designation of the island’s first three “virgin beaches” last week, after revealing the plan to have such beaches to the public on October 31.
Freedom Beach, Nui Beach and Lay Pang Beach were all named by Vice Governor Chokdee as beaches that will soon return to their natural state.
“There are some beaches that will not have a …
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