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6.6 lakh Indians have visited Thailand this year so far

October 29, 2022581 Views

Thailand recorded 7.35 million foreign tourist arrivals from Jan. 1 to Oct. 26, as the vital sector picks up following an easing of coronavirus restrictions, the Tourism Authority of Thailand said. The top five source markets were Malaysia with 1.25 million arrivals, India with 661,751, Laos with 538,789, Cambodia with 373,811, and Singapore with 365,593, the TAT said in a statement dated Friday. A revival of tourism is a key driver of growth in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, and the finance ministry on Friday predicted 10.3 million foreign tourist arrivals this year and 21.5 million in 2023. That compared with only 428,000 foreign visitors last year, and nearly 40 million in pre-pandemic 2019. (Reuters) ...

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Koh Samui’s only private luxury resort within a resort

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October 27, 2022618 Views

Located in a quiet palm grove just off Koh Samui’s buzzing Chaweng Beach, the upscale island retreat Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort invites groups of families and friends to stay longer in the sublime privacy of a luxury residence with the new Full Luxury Island Lifestyle package. A collection of low-slung swim-out villas circling a private full-length swimming pool, Anantara Lawana’s recently renovated luxury residential compound offers an exclusive resort-within-a-resort experience in one of Samui’s most vibrant neighbourhoods. Meticulously designed to keep the curious eye out, the private villa cluster has ample space to accommodate up to 15 adults, with four King Bedrooms and one Twin Bedroom offering unmatched privacy, flawless hospitality and direct water access at all time...

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Anantara Layan Phuket Resort adds new zipline experience

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September 26, 2022452 Views

Taking adventure to new heights, Anantara Layan Phuket Resort has added a 400-metre long Zipline to the cliffside of its Layan Active Zone. The zipline, suspended 15-metres above the ground with elevated views of the spectacular Layan Beach, gives thrill seekers an opportunity to soar through the air for the ultimate adrenaline rush. Explorers can look forward to a full range of fun and challenging experiences at the Layan Active Zone, Phuket’s best leisure and entertainment destination. The zone offers a range of adventurous and fun activities for people of all ages and fitness levels including two floodlit tennis courts, an outdoor gym, a Surf Skate Field, 10.5-metre-high outdoor climbing wall, Muay Thai boxing ring, lakeside pool and Teen Zone. Muay Thai offers a great ...

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Streaming to survive: Thailand’s out-of-work elephants in crisis

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September 9, 2022604 Views

In the northeastern village of Ban Ta Klang in Thailand, Siriporn Sapmak starts her day by doing a livestream of her two elephants on social media to raise money to survive. The 23-year old, who has been taking care of elephants since she was in school, points her phone to the animals as she feeds them bananas and they walk around the back of her family home. Siriporn says she can raise about 1,000 baht ($27.46) of donations from several hours of livestreaming on TikTok and YouTube but that is only enough to feed her two elephants for one day. Baby elephant Pangmaemae Plainamo, along with her mother and a mahout, are live-streamed on social media at Ba Ta Klang village in Surin, Thailand April 8, 2022. Live-streaming is a new - and insecure - source of income for elephant owners,...

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Family adventure awaits at Avani Khao Lak Resort

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August 26, 2022882 Views

Khao Lak is only an hour and a half north of Phuket and is a great destination to travel with kids, whether they are toddlers or teenagers. Avani+ Khao Lak, the regions newest upscale resort, offers stylish and varied accommodation, delicious dining and family fun. Four pools, a fun water park, an AvaniKids club for kids from 1 years old, a cool surf school and a host of facilities and activities to ensure everyone in the family is entertained. A Spirit for Adventure Kids will feel a sense of freedom at Avani+ Khao Lak. They’ll enjoy riding bikes on nearby trails and building sandcastles on the beach. AvaniKids offers a complimentary daily supervised programme in separate zones - one for 1 - 4-year-olds and one for 5 – 12-year-olds, which includes indoor and outdoor games, aerob...

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Cannabis cafes open new front in Thai tourism revival

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August 1, 2022772 Views

The RG420 cannabis cafe opened just four days ago in Khao San, an area of Bangkok popular with backpackers - and already it's crammed with customers. Several such outlets have sprung up across the capital since Thailand decriminalised the plant in June, a few weeks before it dropped COVID-linked controls on foreign visitors. Foreign arrivals shrank to 2 million in the first half of 2022 from nearly 40 million in 2019, and RG420's owner Ong-ard Panyachatiraksa and others like him view their cafes as central to efforts to revive a tourism industry that contributed about 12% to GDP before the pandemic struck. A staff member prepares cannabis at the RG420 cannabis store, at Khaosan Road, one of the favourite tourist spots in Bangkok, Thailand, July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmet...

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Step back in time with heritage high tea

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July 8, 2022819 Views

Anantara Chiang Mai’s Old British Consulate Anantara Chiang Mai, the award-winning resort on the banks of the Mae Ping River, has relaunched the city’s most famous high tea experience served on the terrace of the 100-year-old British Consulate that today houses the resort’s Service 1921 Restaurant & Bar. Designed by world-famous patissier and Michelin-starred Chef Roger Van Damme from Belgium, the elegant high tea service is served on a classic tea tower laden with delicate pastries ranging from vanilla cream choux and carrot cake to passion fruit and lemon tarts, as well as savoury treats. In addition to Chef Roger’s premium confections, guests will also find elevated finger sandwiches, including smoked salmon mousse with caviar, ham and cheese truffle croquettes, ...

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‘Sell premium’ – Thailand discourages discounts, wants high value tourists

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July 4, 2022723 Views

Thailand's hotels, businesses and private hospitals should refrain from offering big discounts to lure tourists and focus instead on raising the country's value as a premium travel destination, government ministers said on Monday. Thailand has received about 2 million foreign visitors in the first six months of this year, a steady revival after its tourism industry almost collapsed due to the pandemic and more than 18 months of complex and costly entry requirements. FILE PHOTO: A tourist poses at Maya Bay as Thailand reopens its world-famous beach after closing it for more than three years to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of overtourism, at Krabi province, Thailand, January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva "We cannot let people come to Thailand and say because it's c...

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Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort to Open 1 August

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June 27, 2022189 Views

Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort in Thailand is scheduled to open 1 August with an initial 44 premier rooms available. The refurbished property will be very family friendly with a family beach club comprising three pools, waterslide, restaurant, plus a bar and new landscaping. Soft-colonial style hardwood flooring and tropical white walls and ceilings also feature throughout the resort. Located on Lamai beach, the Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort is an elegant colonial style resort that boasts 146 rooms and suites, all with a private balcony or a spacious terrace. With a great selection of restaurants and bars to choose from, families will enjoy dining overlooking the Gulf of Thailand while couples will fall in love with our signature romantic dinner by the sea. A kid’s club ...

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Thailand eases entry rules for tourists, scraps mask policy

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June 17, 2022275 Views

Thailand announced on Friday it would abandon its much-criticised pre-registration process for foreign visitors and no longer require face masks to be worn in public, responding to a slower COVID-19 spread. The "Thailand Pass" system, where foreign tourists must seek prior approval from Thai authorities, will be halted from July 1, Tourism Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan told reporters, removing one of the country's last remaining travel curbs. FILE PHOTO: A tourist wears a face mask to prevent spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during sunset near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, January 7, 2022. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa Thailand is one of the world's most popular travel destinations, but tourism businesses have long complained its requirement for foreigners to s...