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  • Bidding for 4 electric rail routes to be opened late this year 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
    ... routes to be opened late this year BANGKOK, July 24 (TNA) – Finance and Deputy ... Economic and Social Development Board and the Tourism and Sports Ministry to come up with ...

  • THAI anniversary offer 24 Jul 2008 02:30 GMT
    ... Tourism New Zealand is joining Thai Airways International's ... breakfast to business class passengers buying a Bangkok-Auckland round-trip and flying out in pairs. For ... dramatic changes since opening its doors to tourists, but Vietnam's capital continues to retain its ...

  • Great roadside meals and bargain-basement culture: enjoying Bangkok on the cheap 24 Jul 2008 00:55 GMT
    ... Traveling in Bangkok during rush hour is an exercise in Zen patience, so tourists in a hurry would do best to use the excellent BTS Skytrain and underground ...

  • No need to subsidise cabbies 24 Jul 2008 00:36 GMT
    ... ridiculously low rate of RM2? Even in Bangkok, the fare starts from 35 Baht or ... but they also spoil Malaysia’s image among tourists. The intense bargaining that passengers go through ...

  • Hot springs marked as tourist hubs 24 Jul 2008 00:35 GMT
    ... survey commissioned in 2006, the Office of Tourism Development (OTD) has drawn up a list ... plans to develop to attract high-end foreign tourists. The hot springs _ 16 of them ... South Korea. For more information, call its Bangkok office at 02-354-2080/1. Citing traffic growth, SriLankan ...

  • Creating finger food for jaded palates 24 Jul 2008 00:35 GMT
    ... ''We collectively felt that catering services in Bangkok needed [to adopt] innovative ways to serve ... is a fast-growing country in terms of tourism and it has a lot to offer tourists, such as mountains, beaches and forests. But ...

  • More Qataris go to Thailand for treatment 23 Jul 2008 21:54 GMT
    ... a 100% rise compared to last year, Bangkok Hospital Medical Centre officials told Gulf Times ... Thailand is a popular destination for medical tourism, a practice when patients outsource healthcare services ...

  • Short-haul visitors new focus for firms 23 Jul 2008 19:28 GMT
    ... Jul 23, 2008 (Bangkok Post - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) ... - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Tourism-related operators must focus on short-haul tourists to offset a falling number of long-haul ...

  • - 'Megafish' explorers seek giant stingrays 23 Jul 2008 07:15 GMT
    ... University of Nevada-Reno. Hogan dresses like a tourist with a baseball cap and shorts and ... and Maeklong rivers just two hours outside Bangkok, winding their way past office towers, Buddhist ...

  • Cambodia seeks UN intervention in Thai... 23 Jul 2008 05:30 GMT
    ... to military action, which would damage the tourism industry. "I don't want to lose Thai ... Most parents of my students rely on tourists. What would we do now?" Associated Press ... writers Ambika Ahuja and Sutin Wannabovorn in Bangkok, Thailand, Ker Munthit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ...

  • THAI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - JULY 23, 2008 23 Jul 2008 05:28 GMT
    ... BANGKOK, Jul 23, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- ... foreign ownership limit for BankThai Plc. - Tourism-related operators must focus on short-haul tourists to offset a falling number of long-haul ...

  • Racing kart-style 23 Jul 2008 04:52 GMT
    ... The only place in Bangkok you can whip around a track in ... gets about 1,000 customers a week, including tourists. You can hold your birthday party there, ...

  • Fly to Bangkok or Singapore, from $926 23 Jul 2008 04:50 GMT
    ... Fly to Bangkok or Singapore, from $926 With this airfare-only ... on what to do, see the official tourism Web sites of . Also check the ...

  • Cambodia wants U.N. to mediate dispute with Thailand over temple land 23 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
    ... to military action, which would damage the tourism industry. "I don't want to lose Thai ... Most parents of my students rely on tourists. What would we do now?" Associated Press ... writers Ambika Ahuja and Sutin Wannabovorn in Bangkok, Thailand, Ker Munthit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ...

  • Another Bloody Cathedral 23 Jul 2008 01:15 GMT
    ... some of the most popular and incredible tourist attractions in the world. It's amazing what ... a whole lot of faith. Wat Pho, Bangkok I like the peaceful nature of Buddhism ...

  • New Thai Resort on Koh Samui 22 Jul 2008 23:31 GMT
    ... is seeing an influx of international investors, tourists and property seekers looking for their idyllic ... of Surat Thani and 560 kilometers from Bangkok. It can be reached by air from ...

  • Iceland's surprise package 22 Jul 2008 20:17 GMT
    ... way, and the quickest route is via Bangkok and Copenhagen with Scandinavian Airlines. This costs ... to turn a blind eye to devious tourists sneaking some of that bread and cold ...

  • Cambodia seeks UN intervention in Thai dispute 22 Jul 2008 18:30 GMT
    ... to military action, which would damage the tourism industry. "I don't want to lose Thai ... Most parents of my students rely on tourists. What would we do now?" Associated Press ... writers Ambika Ahuja and Sutin Wannabovorn in Bangkok, Thailand, Ker Munthit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ...

  • 'Extend pub timings in Bangalore' 22 Jul 2008 13:16 GMT
    ... of day at night, IT fraternity, students, tourists in a city that's a transit lounge ... Indian cities like Pune and Mumbai. Former tourism secretary I M Vittala Murthy proposed this ... nightlife that extends to early next morning. Bangkok, famous for several other tourist attractions, has ...

  • Govt suspends One-Two-Go's license to boost foreign tourist confidence 22 Jul 2008 11:06 GMT
    ... Govt suspends One-Two-Go's license to boost foreign tourist confidence BANGKOK, July 22 (TNA) – The Thai government Aviation Department's move suspending the operating license ...

  • Young travellers to reap the rewards with SAS 22 Jul 2008 10:32 GMT
    ... year was well received by business and tourist travelers alike. In SAS' first UAE season ... destinations: New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle, Bangkok, Beijing, Tokyo, Dubai, Copenhagen and Stockholm. ...

  • 'Amazing Thailand' grand sale offers up to 80pc discounts 22 Jul 2008 06:30 GMT
    ... selected shopping items as means to attract tourists to Thailand. Bangkok, named as the "World's Best City 2008" ... former location. In press statement from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the Thai Government ...

  • A crossroads of two cultures 22 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
    ... of the Soi Nana night-life area in Bangkok. The popularity of Soi Arab, which is ... days, flush with oil cash, more Arab tourists than ever are showing up on the ...

  • Thai authorities suspend service of budget airline for 30 days on poor safety standard 22 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT
    ... for 30 days on poor safety standard BANGKOK, Thailand - The Thai budget airliner One-Two-Go, ... from a crash in September on the tourist island of Phuket that killed 89 people. ...

  • Budget Bangkok: 15-cent trains, $1 meals 22 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
    ... AM Dollar goes a long way in Bangkok, Thailand, where hotels and food are cheap ... of the price. Accommodations : Most budget tourists head straight for Khao San Road, a ...


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