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Traditional textiles and temple tours
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/09/2023
» A one-hour drive from downtown Sukhothai to Si Satchanalai district, the Suntree Thai Weaving Center is a place where a group of local skilful weavers gather to work on old wood looms that are all set up in the middle of the green courtyard.
Koh Samui evolves to cater for Gen Z, digital nomads
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/06/2023
» Hong Kong's favourite Thai getaway island - three-and-a-half-hours away once Bangkok Airways' direct flights restart on July 1 - has taken advantage of the tourism hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to up its game, revamping infrastructure and reimagining its holiday attractions.
'Amazing Thailand' campaign launched
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/11/2017
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has launched the "Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018" campaign at the World Travel Market in London.
Satisfaction survey
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/08/2017
» Air passenger satisfaction is higher when self-service technologies are applied, according to the 2017 Passenger IT Trends Survey by Sita, the specialist in air transport communications and information technology.
A miniature town
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/12/2016
» Stanley MiniVenture, the latest miniature town, will be opened today at Gateway Ekamai shopping mall.
Marine tourism to reach B5.8bn
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/03/2016
» Thailand's marine tourism may reach 5.8 billion baht in revenue this year, according to a study of Kasikorn Research Centre.
Thais love to shop abroad
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2015
» Thai travellers spend about 44,000 baht by average for an overseas trip and prefer to spend it on shopping, according to the latest Visa Global Travel Intentions Study 2015.
New textile showroom
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/04/2015
» Ruen Pha Lee Ma Lae, textile showroom and shop, has opened in Songkhla to promote handmade cloth and cloth related products from the Deep South.
Passion for preservation
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/02/2013
» Prapapan Chatmalai turned up for our meeting in Chanthaburi town resplendent in an elegant, red, Chinese-style dress. The 64-year-old told me she regularly walks from her house to the Chanthaboon Learning Centre where vintage photos of the riverside area in which she grew up are on permanent display. Since retiring from her job as a schoolteacher, Prapapan enjoys sharing information with visitors about the history of her neighbourhood and several distinctive buildings which have survived fire, floods and the passage of time.
Boats of bargains
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/12/2012
» She's only nine but she's already doing a grown-up's job. Strictly part-time, though, and there's no pay involved because she's a volunteer. When I first saw Intira Kasemsri, standing there on the sightseeing boat with another girl of about the same age, my eyes were drawn to the Thai lettering on her white T-shirt. Highlighted by the fetching pink of her traditional jongkraben pants, the text read, "A youth guide from Wat Bamphen Nua School". Every weekend and most public holidays, Intira and her classmates are to be found at Bangkok's latest attraction, the Kwan-Riam Floating Market in Min Buri, holding forth on the history of Saen Saep Canal.