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New bypass opens in Chumpon
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/09/2020
» The Department of Rural Roads has opened a new bypass in Chumphon. The aim is to reduce traffic on Highway 327 from the Pathom Phon intersection to the city of Chumphon.
Bangkok's treasures
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/09/2020
» The Culture Ministry has joined hands with Next To Be Company to launch the Treasure Trip Bangkok app. The aim is to promote attractions, shopping outlets, restaurants and cafes near subway and Skytrain stations.
Silver getaways
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/09/2020
» Nobody is too old to learn and travelling is a great way to do so. With this in mind, 16 villages across the nation together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and several other agencies have recently launched the "Our Lovely Countryside: Silver Age 5.0" campaign aimed at offering senior travellers chances to enjoy new experiences in rural areas.
Blowing bubbles fading dreams
Published on 20/08/2020
» I reckon "I'm forever blowing bubbles," the 1920s Tin Pan Alley ditty and anthem of the UK Premier League football club West Ham United, sums up the muddle facing the travel industry.
Otop fair has all you could want
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/08/2020
» If you're no longer thrilled by online shopping and mass-produced goods, here's a chance to once again enjoy the shop-till-you-drop experience in immense halls full of not just exquisite hand-made products from across the Kingdom but also fascinating and uncommon travel ideas.
A sublime staycation close to home
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 13/08/2020
» Last weekend, I enjoyed one of the most indulgent and memorable vacations of my life, just 14km from my home.
Where the lotus blossoms
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/07/2020
» At the front end of a long wooden boat, I stood up to appreciate the full view of the natural world around me. There weren't as many lotus blossoms to be seen as in my previous visits years ago but the peaceful marshland was still full of life. A variety of plants and animals were still celebrating the life-giving rain that had stopped just a few minutes ago. It's hard to believe that in 2016 this very place became so dry that you could see the cracked soil surface. I hope that will never happen again.
Rediscovering Thailand
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 24/07/2020
» With international flights still banned and travel bubble arrangements likely to be delayed, many local tour operators have reimagined tour experiences that they provide, with the local traveller in mind. They aim to offer new perspectives of places that locals might already know of. There are also several tour operators who have always been offering exciting travel packages targeted at locals who wish to explore Thailand's great outdoors. Here are a few examples of tour operators who seek to bring locals to places, which might have been marketed mainly to tourists in the past, to see them with new eyes.
Hallstatt debates post-Covid tourism
Business, Published on 24/06/2020
» HALLSTATT, Austria: Only a few months ago residents of the impossibly picturesque Austrian village of Hallstatt were debating how to stem the influx of tourists thronging its narrow streets, nestled between soaring mountains and a sparkling lake.
Well-being key to surviving crisis
Published on 21/05/2020
» Planet Happiness and the World Centre for Excellence for Destinations (CED) are partnering to strengthen excellence in destination management and the necessity of the sector to deliver destination well-being.