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Thailand's domestic tourism
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/01/2016
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand aims to push domestic tourism revenue from 7.99 trillion baht to 8.7 trillion this year, up 8%.
Welcome home Amanda
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2014
» Of course, Udon Thani had a welcome home parade for its Asian game gold medal winner Amanda Carr – and, of course, it involved bicycles.
Breathing in Hokkaido air
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 24/10/2013
» Hope you don't mind reading in this column about mountain bike trails outside Thailand every once in a while. That's because today I have another one I would love to tell you about. It's in Japan, in Niseko, Hokkaido, to be more exact.
Riding the waves in Phuket
Life, Published on 10/10/2013
» As the monsoon period on the Andaman coast dies down, Phuket's high season is set to return. But perhaps that's not good news for everybody. To local and visiting surfers, the next two weeks will be the last chance this year to have sea waves big enough for them to enjoy their favourite sport.
Holidays from hell
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/07/2013
» When violent, unforeseen events turn your dream vacation into a nightmare, who can you turn to for help and who is ultimately at fault?
An accidental cycling superstar
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/02/2013
» Some people bike to keep fit. Some do it for fun. Some ride to commute between home and the workplace, while a few others spin their way to holiday destinations.
Thai tourism biz goes digital
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/12/2012
» Surfing online one day, I was checking a Facebook news feed when I came across the TAT governor's fan page: IamSuraphon. Seeing a lot of information about tourist attractions and festivals in Thailand listed there, I realised for the first time how seriously the Tourism Authority of Thailand is viewing the Net, and social networking sites in particular, as a marketing tool.
Koh Lan tops Thailand's internet searches
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/12/2012
» Koh Lan is Thailand's most searched destination on the web this year, according to Google's year-end Zeitgeist report.
Earthlings head to nearest bunker, or bar, at 'world's end'
AFP Relax News, Published on 20/12/2012
» Diehard doomsayers will be scurrying to the nearest shelter in fear of a Mayan prophecy of the world's end Friday, but many more from Delhi to Sydney will ring in the date by partying like there's no tomorrow.
World Cup DH racers descending on Chiang Mai
Life, Published on 04/10/2012
» As a (hopefully regular) reader of this column, chances are that you're a mountain-biking enthusiast and that you occasionally watch footage on TV or the internet _ outside office hours, of course! _ of professional riders tearing up the trails, or "shredding" as it's known, in remote mountain areas, purpose-built bike parks or on the World Cup circuits. And perhaps, just like me, you can't help but wonder, "If these guys came to ride with me, would they be faster than me?", or you have asked yourself the much more sensible question, "How much faster would they actually be?". Well, you can find out very soon because a few of them are coming to Thailand this month.