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Thailand’s first chic all-day beach venue – ‘Beach House’

February 26, 2022790 Views

Anantara launches new addition to the sparkling waterfront of Layan Bay in Phuket Anantara Layan Phuket Resort has launched Beach House, a stylish new addition to the sparkling waterfront of Layan Bay. Comprising a three-story venue that includes Breeze, a sophisticated all-day poolside sipping and dining area, a fine dining middle floor currently housing zuma pop-up and a dazzling top floor area known as Roof Top. Beach House promises luxury tropical vibes from dawn till dusk and beyond. Welcoming guests into a spectacular open-air space on the ground floor is Breeze. Overlooking Layan’s shoreline, and with a sumptuous array of tables, daybeds and sun loungers, Breeze invites long, indulgent hours of infinity poolside relaxation. Upmarket and upbeat, this refined beach-club con...

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Journey to mindfulness in Phuket

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February 15, 2022762 Views

Visiting holistic wellness practitioners at Anantara Layan and Mai Kho take you to journeys of body and mind Wellness enthusiasts have long sought out tropical destinations as an ideal setting for restorative journeys of body and mind. Known for its palm fringed coastlines and turquoise waters, Phuket, Thailand is cementing itself as the wellness destination of choice for in the know travellers. Guests of Anantara Layan Phuket Resort and Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas can enjoy an enhanced wellness offering with a series of new collaborations in the months of March and April. Designed to complement Anantara’s network of Masters of Wellness and in-house therapists, the new five-week residency programmes tap the unique skill sets of three visiting practitioners: yogi Dheeraj Patw...

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Healing practices for the Body and the Soul

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February 11, 20221299 Views

Anantara Chiang Mai Resort revives ancient Northern Thai traditions Reviving Northern Thailand’s centuries old massage and aromatherapy techniques, Anantara Chiang Mai Resort has introduced two rare therapeutic treatments, ‘Yam Khang’ and ‘Yajoo’, both with longstanding historic roots connecting guests with the region’s rich Lanna heritage. ‘Yam Khang’ or Thai Fire Therapy is an ancient Lanna tradition, considered a sacred art where the therapist is required to have gained a high spiritual maturity. The treatment is done by using the feet only which are first bathed into healing oil infused with mixed local herbs. The therapist then slips her foot onto an iron plough shear or ‘khang’ that has been heated over an open fire, then skilfully balanced, she massages the guest with one...

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New Outrigger resort in Khao Lak, Thailand, now open

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February 10, 2022857 Views

Special opening offer for international guests announced as Thailand reopens to tourism Outrigger Khao Lak Beach Resort in southern Thailand opened 7 February, with first guests arriving from Thailand, Germany and Scandinavia. To mark the opening, Outrigger has announced a special value-added opening rate for guests. Effective immediately, the new Outrigger 158-key property on Bang Sak beach front is offering rates from THB 4,100 (US$125) per night for a spacious and elegant Deluxe Garden Terrace Room for travel until 18 April 2022. The opening promotion, called “Long Stay Offer,” includes breakfast for two, return roundtrip transfers from/to Phuket airport, THB1,500 (US$45) food and beverage credit per stay, 20% off laundry, and flexible check-in/out. A minimum seven-night s...

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Mekong region sees 224 new species, despite ‘intense threat’

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January 26, 2022428 Views

A devil-horned newt, drought-resilient bamboo and a monkey named after a volcano were among 224 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong region in 2020, a conservation group said on Wednesday, despite the "intense threat" of habitat loss. FILE PHOTO: A Megophrys frigida, or Mount Ky Quan San Horned Frog, is pictured at the Bat Xat Nature Reserve, in Mount Ky Quan San, Lao Cai, Vietnam, September 10, 2017. Benjamin Tapley/WWF/Handout via REUTERS The discoveries listed in a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) include a new rock gecko found in Thailand, a mulberry tree species in Vietnam, and a big-headed frog in Vietnam and Cambodia that is already threatened by deforestation. The 224 discoveries underlined the rich biodiversity of the Mekong region, which encompasses Thail...

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Outrigger Phuket announces special sandbox offer

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January 19, 2022781 Views

The Outrigger Surin Beach Resort in Phuket opened at the end of December and is offering a special value added ‘sandbox’ offer, following changes which came into effect 11 January. Destination Phuket is one of four - Phuket, Samui, Krabi and Phangnga - locations in Thailand where vaccinated guests can arrive and spend seven days at leisure exploring a beach destination under the Thai Government’s ‘sandbox’ promotion. After seven days and a negative test, guests can travel to other places in the country. To support the sandbox initiative, the newly opened 60-key Outrigger Surin Beach Resort, adjacent to idyllic Surin beach, is offering very special super saver rates from THB3400 (US$103) per night for a Surin Studio Room for travel until 17 April 2022. The rate includes breakf...

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Thailand likely to wave quarantine for foreign visitors from Feb

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January 18, 2022223 Views

Considering establishing more “sandbox” areas for tourists Thailand will lower its COVID-19 alert level and is considering easing more restrictions to boost its economy, its health minister said on Tuesday, in response to a slower infection rate. Among measures being considered are establishing more “sandbox” areas for tourists, who can skip quarantine if they stay in specified areas for seven days and undergo two COVID-19 tests. Its health minister also said on Monday that Thailand is considering bringing back a quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors, as part of a proposed easing of some COVID-19 measures later this week. A volunteer in personal protective equipment (PPE) takes swab samples from a sex worker for a rapid antigen test amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ...

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Thailand plans to impose tourist fee from April

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January 12, 2022316 Views

Thailand is planning to collect a 300 baht ($9) fee from foreign tourist from April to develop attractions and cover accident insurance for foreigners unable to pay costs themselves, senior officials said on Wednesday. Thailand, one of Asia's most popular travel destinations, has been badly hit by a pandemic-induced tourism slump, with about 200,000 arrivals last year, compared to nearly 40 million in 2019. Recent efforts to revive the sector have been complicated by the rapid global spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. "Part of the fee will be used to take care of tourists," Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn told Reuters. "We've encountered times when insurance didn't have coverage for tourists ... which became our burden to take care of them,...

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Reimagining Krabi with the launch of Koh Lanta Resort

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January 10, 20221052 Views

This hidden gem in southern Thailand offers a naturalist's playground for those dreaming of an island escape. Koh Lanta's pristine beaches, natural parks ringing out with birdsong and lush mangrove forests make for a perfect rustic vacation. Following the successful launch of Avani Ao Nang Cliff Krabi Resort, Avani Hotels has added Avani+ Koh Lanta Resort in Krabi into the brand's collection that offers back to nature and island escape experience. Koh Lanta Resort debuts 92 spacious guest rooms, suites and private pool villas decked in Melayu motives and nestled in the pristine peninsula overlooking the Andaman Sea's breath-taking sunset scene. The resort redesign is led by a Thai-based PIA design studio that draws inspiration from the heritage of Sriraya or the Lanta Old Town—i...

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Thailand allows visitors back to world famous Maya beach

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January 4, 20221004 Views

Thailand has reopened Maya Bay, a white sand beach made famous by the 2000 film "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, more than three years after closing it to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of visitors each day. The beach, surrounded by 100-metre (328-ft) high cliffs, lies on the island of Phi Phi Leh in the Andaman Sea, and is only accessible by boats from nearby spots such as the islands of Phuket or Phi Phi, or mainland Krabi. Tourists visit Maya bay after Thailand reopened 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/Athit Perawongmetha Authorities shut the whole of Maya Bay to the public in 2018, saying c...