{"id":1562,"date":"2018-09-12T17:55:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T10:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2018-09-12T17:55:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T10:55:28","slug":"direct-flights-between-gold-coast-and-thailand-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteresorts.com\/our-stories\/direct-flights-between-gold-coast-and-thailand-on-the-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct flights between Gold Coast and Thailand on the horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Direct flights between the popular holiday spot and the Gold Coast could soon become a reality, with Mayor Tom Tate meeting with\u00a0Thailand\u2019s Tourism and Sport Minister on Tuesday to talk about the potential route.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve presented the idea of encouraging a direct flight link, from either Phuket or Bangkok, to the Gold Coast,\u201d Mayor Tate said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe feedback was positive and I\u2019ve now left it with Paul Donovan, chair of Destination Gold Coast, to progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Tate said that Thai Minister Weerasak Kowsurat agreed that a direct air link would boost tourism for both destinations, with Thai Air Asia considered as the ideal airline for the flights due to its \u201ccompetitive fares\u201d and \u201cmodern fleet\u201d.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood the Mayor spruiked the Gold Coast as a\u00a0sports training and events destination, as well as\u00a0our \u201cobvious shared tourism appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n

It comes after the Mayor\u00a0was in Phuket to sign the first agreement between the Gold Coast and Phuket, as the two destinations look to formalise a Sister Cities relationship.<\/p>\n

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