Jomtien Beach’s 270-million-baht facelift is underway and officials promise that, two years from now, it will look a lot better than it does currently.
Contractors have begun taking out trees and ripping up sidewalks, starting from the Dongtan police box to Chaiyapruek Road, an area of 40,000 sq. meters.
The work is being carried out by Nong Nooch Land and Garden Design Co., an arm …
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Visitor arrivals to Thailand totalled 12.4 million between January-May 2015, up 25% over the same period of 2014, and are on track to cross the estimated 28-million projection for the entire year.
According to the latest figures released by the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the top five source markets in January-May 2015 were China (3,273,695), Malaysia (1,397,241), Japan (575,186) Korea (546,520), and Lao PDR. (459,225).
he …
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In the next 20 years (2015-2034), according to Airbus’ Global Market Forecast, global passenger traffic will grow at an average 4.6% a year, driving a need for some 32,600 new aircraft above 100 seats (31,800 passenger and 800 freighters greater than 10 tonnes) worth $4.9 trillion.
By 2034, passenger and freighter fleets will more than double from today’s 19,000 aircraft to 38,500. Some 13,100 …
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With the number of tourists visiting Phuket increasing year after year, it has become common knowledge that people from all over the world, at one time or another, have chosen this “paradise island” as their preferred holiday destination. Noticeably in recent years, the number of Chinese tourists has increased, as has the number of Russian visitors.
Previous core source markets ran the gamut …
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The Tourism Associations of Phuket Province and Surat Thani’s Samui Island, will join the “Amazing Road Show to Kazakhstan 2015” organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand in the Kazakh cities of Almaty and Astana from 15 to 20 June in order to open new tourist markets.
Vice President of the Phuket Tourism Association Bhuritt Maswongssa said that tens of thousands of Kazakhs …
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Sabre Corporation released a new travel trend report today that outlines a clear path to help hoteliers successfully retail to modern travelers.
Sabre’s report, The Future of Hotel Booking – A Guide to Hotel Retailing, explores recent technological innovations within retail, tech, media and travel industries and offers practical, actionable recommendations to help hotels apply these practices to a successful retailing strategy. The report …
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The Thai island of Phuket is preparing for an influx of visitors in July, as more than 500 sailors and spectators from around the world head to the Island to compete in the prestigious Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek 2015, set to take place the 15th to 19th of July off Phuket’s southeast coast.
Now in its 12th year, Phuket Raceweek’s reputation overseas continues …
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Thailand, the world’s tenth-most visited country that expects to welcome no less than 28mn foreign visitors this year, is positioning itself as a Muslim-friendly destination by pushing halal tourism and launching marketing incentives for Muslim-related agencies, the audience of this year’s Thailand Travel Mart Plus, a tourism conference and exhibition held on June 5 in Bangkok, learned.
According to Juthaporn Rerngronasa, acting governor for …
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Tourism Authority of Thailand is confident that tourism will set new records this year making it possible to hit 28 million tourists and USD42 milion or THB1.14 trillion, up from 24.7 million in 2014.
TAT acting governor, Juthaporn Rerngronasa, was commenting on the state of tourism on the opening day of the TTM B2B show that is now in is 14th consecutive year.
“The event …
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For the second year in a row, Bangkok is predicted to be the world’s second top destination, and the number one in Asia-Pacific, with 18.24 million visitors expected to spend time in the Thai capital in 2015, according to the newly-released MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index. London ranked top city for the world with 18.82 million visitors.
Mrs. Juthaporn Rerngronasa, Acting Governor and …
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