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Thai AirAsia seeks solid recovery plan
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/05/2022
» Thailand should draw up a long-term recovery plan for tourism as part of the national agenda instead of waiting for organic growth as the travel market remains stagnant, with lower demand than in previous years, according to the executive chairman of Thai AirAsia.
Koh Lan welcomes back tourists
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/06/2021
» Koh Lan in Chon Buri will reopen to visitors on June 14.
A land of salmon and reindeer
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 07/03/2019
» For many tourists, Norway is a dream destination to enjoy glimpses of the midnight Sun in summer or the Northern Lights in winter. In this Scandinavian country which is the inventor of modern salmon farming and the world's top producer of commercial salmon, food enthusiasts can please their palates with a variety of fresh seafood and other arctic delicacies. One of the best places to taste the most delicious fresh and smoked Norwegian salmon is Tromso, a salmon farming destination is Skjervoy.
Boys to merit-making men
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 07/05/2015
» Before dawn, drum beats and music fill the valley of Mae Hong Son. It acts as a morning alarm that wakes up the town dwellers to prepare for the big event.
Visitor numbers down
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/01/2015
» The total number of international tourists visiting Thailand in 2014 was short of the 25 million target, at 24.7 million visitors.
Tourism figures not to meet target
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/05/2014
» The number of international tourists is likely to be below the target of 28 million visitors this year, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Delta Diversions
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/03/2014
» The noise made by the engine of the long-tail boat was so familiar that, if I were to close my eyes for a moment, I could easily pretend I was drifting along some quiet stretch of the Chao Phraya. But the river I’m on is actually in southern Vietnam. It’s called the Can Tho, the same name as the province it runs through and its main town, the largest in the Mekong delta.
Yangon: Marvels, If you can make it
B Magazine, Published on 17/02/2013
» Even if Barack Obama had spent the night during his historic trip to Yangon late last year, chances are he would have steered clear of the White House. For travellers on a modest budget, however, this reliable guesthouse in the former Myanmar capital's frenzied city centre is about as good as it gets _ if they can endure the hike up to the rooms in the upper storeys. The lift-less, decades-old British building also provides the most extensive buffet breakfast in town _ a detail not to be overlooked since most budget and midrange hotels here only offer simple eggs-and-toast meals in the morning.
Still Serene
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/01/2013
» Twice a year Lu Guo Xiang leaves his home in Singapore and heads up to Luang Prabang for a holiday. A painter by profession, he finds the ancient royal capital of Laos an ideal place to unwind and also to hunt for artistic inspiration.
City steeped in time
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/11/2012
» Zhang Yongping recalls his grandmother telling him how, back in her youth, Xi'an used to be surrounded by rice fields and forests as far as the eye could see and how the gates to the walled city would be closed and barred at sunset and not re-opened for any reason until the following morning.