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Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort to Open 1 August

June 27, 2022240 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, 2022327 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...

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A century of fond memories

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June 16, 2022572 Views

Anantara Chiang Mai’s Old British Consulate Centrepiece is worth a celebration Concealed within Anantara Chiang Mai’s serene courtyard is one of Northern Thailand’s most history-laden buildings — the stunningly restored old British Consulate. Today, its delicate old-world bones house The Service 1921, Anantara’s signature bar and restaurant named for the year the consulate opened. In its unofficial capacity as the gatekeeper to Chiang Mai’s past, the 100-year-old building buzzes with visitors from all over the world who come here to dine on fine Thai cuisine and have their fill of stories about the legendary parties for the British King’s or Queen’s birthdays, spirited croquet games played on the consulate’s lawn, and its resident elephants. Then Now The King Ruler of Chi...

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Thailand has opportunity to be major destination for Russian travelers

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June 10, 2022326 Views

435,000 tourists are predicted to visit in 2022, according to GlobalData The number of Russian tourists visiting Thailand is projected to significantly jump from 10,000 visits in 2021 to 435,000 in 2022, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that tourism ministers in Thailand must now ensure they can capitalize on this demand by increasing direct flights from Russia and ensuring aspects such as card payments can be accommodated across tourist hotspots. When looking at Cyprus, a top outbound destination for Russians prior to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, visitation to the island nation is projected to drop by 42.6% year-on-year (YoY) in 2022. Thailand could potentially cater for many of these Russian visitors that now deem the logistics of traveli...

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Thailand to lift curbs on nightlife from June

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May 20, 2022693 Views

Thailand will allow night clubs and karaoke bars to resume regular hours starting in June, a senior official said on Friday, dropping most of its remaining pandemic restrictions as daily infections decline. Thailand's nightlife is a major attraction for tourists, but most entertainment venues have been shuttered or faced a strict curfew since the pandemic began, with some bars forced to convert to restaurants to stay in business. The government hopes the latest easing of restrictions will help revive the Southeast Asian country's battered tourism sector, a key growth engine that accounted for about 12% of the economy before the pandemic. Thailand is targeting 5 to 15 million arrivals this year. FILE PHOTO: Tourists sit in a cafe at Khaosan Road, one of the favourite tourist spots...

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Thailand’s tourism recovery lags on COVID rule changes

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April 29, 2022972 Views

When 23-year-old Norwegian Anastasia Johansen and her boyfriend were planning their first vacation in two years, they considered going to Thailand but chose nearby Vietnam instead, for its simpler entry rules on the coronavirus. “The regulations to enter Thailand ... were complicated to me and we had to pay for the hefty PCR test,” Johansen said. Thailand, one of the world’s tourism destinations before the pandemic, was among the first nations in Asia to reopen its borders to vaccinated visitors last year with limited quarantine norms, hailed at the time as a model for re-opening. 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 p...

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Giving nature a helping hand

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April 21, 2022768 Views

Anantara Resorts in Phuket organise annual baby turtle and shark release Guests at Anantara Layan and Mai Khao and its sister property Avani+ in Phuket recently participated in the annual baby turtle and shark release programme in support of the conservation efforts of the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation (MKMTF) and the Phuket Marine Biology Centre (PMBC). 54 young green turtles ranging from 12 to 15 months old and 34 young bamboo sharks were released along the beaches where both Anantara Layan Resort and Anantara Mai Khao Villas are located. The Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation (MKMTF) was set up by Minor Hotels (the parent company of Anantara and Avani) to help rejuvenate the turtle population in Thailand. Phuket is home to Green Turtles, Leatherbacks, Hawk Bills and ...

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Anantara Chiang Mai brings home the champion

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April 5, 20221126 Views

Muay Thai World Champion Hopes to Inspire More Women to Take Up the Sport A celebrated Muay Thai champion known to her many fans as Kru Saifha, 26-year-old Natthanicha Suparat started practicing Thai kickboxing at the age of nine, winning major international titles while still in her teens. A self-described “thunderbolt” when in the boxing ring, as a martial arts instructor she channels her fighting spirit to give her students confidence in their abilities. Muay Thai, also known as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that makes use of stand-up striking alongside various clinching techniques. In Thailand, the "art of eight limbs” is characterised by a unique mystique, while for casual practitioners it’s first and foremost a great full-body workout and a stress-release technique to stay me...

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Avani Hua Hin offers the future of flexible wellness

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April 1, 2022541 Views

VLCC arrives at the Thai resort with a bouquet of Medi-Spa escapes Thailand’s first wellness clinic from India’s leading wellness and beauty operator, VLCC, has opened at the upscale Avani+ Hua Hin Resort. Situated in the upscale beachfront setting of Avani+ Hua Hin Resort, VLCC offers therapeutic and wellness treatments in a tranquil and premium environment. Newly launched, VLCC is a comprehensive beauty and wellness concept with experienced medical practitioners and wellness activities. Escape the city at Avani+ Hua Hin and experience wellness in its truest form with VLCC. Guests can choose from tailor-made programmes designed to meet individual needs and deliver quantifiable results. Each of the customisable programmes combines modern medical testing and diagnostics with compl...

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Thailand drops pre-departure test requirement for visitors

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March 19, 2022600 Views

Thailand said on Friday it will scrap a mandatory pre-departure coronavirus test for visitors starting next month but will still require entry registrations in advance and an on-arrival test. Known for its nightlife and beach destinations, Thailand has sought to revive its pandemic-battered tourism sector by being among the first in the region to ease travel restrictions. FILE PHOTO: A man rides a horse at Cha-Am Beach, amid the coranavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Phetchaburi province, Thailand, December 25, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo The measures saw arrival numbers tick up to nearly 134,000 in January this year from about 7,700 in the same month in 2021 - a year in which the Southeast Asian country received just 0.5% of pre-pandemic arrivals. But bu...