Etihad to help promote Thai tourism

Etihad Airways has agreed to promote tourism to Thailand as part of a major new marketing deal.
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The Abu Dhabi-based airline penned a US$1.25 million agreement with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) this week, to promote the country in key international markets. These include the UAE, UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa, Iran and Kuwait.
The agreement was signed by …
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Hoteliers predict Chinese tourist rush to continue in Thailand

HOTELIERS predict that tourist arrivals from China will continue to increase by up to 25 per cent a year over the next three years with a huge number of young Chinese travellers descending on the Kingdom.
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According to the Chinese International Travel Monitor 2015 report, 84.9 per cent of hoteliers revealed that they had seen an increase in Chinese travellers, with 30 per cent …
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Runners on their marks for this weekend’s Pattaya Marathon

Road warriors from both home and abroad will be dusting off their running shoes and heading to Pattaya this weekend for the 24th edition of the Pattaya City King’s Cup Marathon, taking place on Sunday morning, July 19.
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The racing will be held in different categories including a full marathon of 42.195km, a half marathon (21.1km), quarter marathon (10.55km), a wheelchair quarter marathon (10.55km) …
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Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek just around the corner

Phuket is ready to host the award-winning Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek from July 16 to 20 off the Island’s southeast coast. The season-opening event of the prestigious 2014/15 Asian Yachting Grand Prix – a series of 12 of the best regattas in Asia – Raceweek is set to welcome one of the most competitive fleets in the Regatta’s history.
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“The quality of the …
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Airports of Thailand outlines major expansion

Airports of Thailand will complete improvements at all of the six airports under its management over the next two years.
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AoT chairman, Prasong Poontaneat, said the company has made big strides to resolve capacity issues mainly in terminal buildings.
AoT is renovating Terminal 2 and Concourse 5 at Don Mueang International Airport. Work should be completed by August this year with operations coming …
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Thailand’s Tourism 2016 Plan: Quality era is here

Tourism Authority of Thailand says its 2016 promotional theme will focus on positioning the kingdom as a “quality leisure destination through Thainess”.
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Speaking at the TAT Action Plan 2016 conference, Monday, TAT acting governor, Juthaporn Rerngronas, said the plan marks the start of a new era for Thai tourism.
The wording of the new strategy indicates an end to decades of focussing on “quantity”, as …
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Pattaya to Hua Hin Flights Have Started

Chiang Mai-based Kan Air now operates direct flights from Pattaya (U Tapao Airport) to central and southern destinations in Thailand, including Hua Hin. Meanwhile an agreement has been signed over development of U-Tapao Airport as a 3rd airport serving Bangkok.
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The new flight to Hua Hin now operates four times a week to and from U Tapao (20 km south of Pattaya) and is …
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Airports of Thailand reports May gains

Airports of Thailand reports its May data showed increases in both aircraft movements and passengers at the six airports under its management.
AoT reported, earlier this week, that all of its supervised airports handled 8,605,741 passenger movements up 29.13% from 6,664,287 during the same month last year.
The overall airports’ aircraft movements also increased by 18.40% from 50,534 to 59,830.
During the first five months of the year, the country main gateway Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport handled 22.86 million passenger movements followed by Don Mueang …
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AirAsia partners with roKKi to offer Twitter access to on-board guests

AirAsia, the world’s best low-cost carrier, and roKKi, a leading provider of inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions, have together launched inflight access to Twitter on board selected AirAsia flights. This comes as an enhancement to the existing on-board Wi-Fi service that was launched on AirAsia flights last November, which earned the airline an entry into the Malaysian Book of Records for being the ‘First Airline to Provide Wi-Fi On-Board’ in Malaysia. Twitter is the global platform for live, public …
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Thailand eyes Middle East to hit 28m tourists

Thailand has recorded a surge in visitor arrivals, with the Middle East market contributing a fair share of the total number of visitors to the country.
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According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Thailand welcomed approximately 650,000 Middle Eastern visitors in 2014, with more than 150,000 visitors from the UAE; 78,000 from Oman; and 62,000 from …
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