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Tropical hideaway gives a perfect holiday

March 12, 2022733 Views

Stylish Stay and Kids Play at the New Avani+ Mai Khao Phuket Avani+ Mai Khao Phuket Suites & Villas, a new tropical hideaway only 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, is welcoming travellers to its collection of chic, family-friendly suites and villas in the northwest part of the popular Thai island. Accentuated with breezy, beachy tones, 70 one, two, and three bedroom suites keep guests close to the buzz of the resorts main amenities including the large lagoon swimming pool, fitness centre and kids area while 30 one to four bedroom villas are private oases with outdoor living space, a kitchen, laundry and high-tech toys. For families, the generous sizes of the suites and villas mean having that extra room for the little ones to roam amid uncluttered spaces, natu...

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Thousands of Russians stuck in Thailand as sanctions kick in

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March 8, 2022909 Views

Thousands of tourists from Russia are currently stranded in Thailand, officials said on Tuesday, as unprecedented Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine put a squeeze on Russians struggling to find flights and finances. Flight cancellations, a rouble currency in free-fall and payment problems from Russian banks being cut off from the global SWIFT system has left more than 7,000 Russians in limbo in locations like Phuket, Koh Samui, Pattaya and Krabi, Thailand's tourism authority chief said. Russian tourists sit at the beach in Phuket, Thailand March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva "We have to be good hosts and take care of everybody," Yuthasak Supasorn told Reuters. "There are still Russian tourists on their way here," he added. Russia's embassy in Bangkok did not imme...

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Avani marks its presence on Thailand’s stunning Phang Nga coastline

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March 2, 2022751 Views

Khao Lak Resort — a 327-key oceanfront property is now open for guests Avani Hotels has announced the opening of Avani+ Khao Lak Resort — a 327-key oceanfront property located on the sandy shores of Bangsak Beach in Thailand’s Phang Nga. The brand’s largest resort in Thailand by number of keys, the property serves as a launch pad for AvaniFit — the brand’s new lifestyle concept aiming to put fun and variety into hotel fitness. The 100,000-square-metre resort combines modern design with blissful pools, family-friendly amenities and chic dining venues boasting stunning Andaman Sea views. A wide range of room categories ensures all types of travellers are catered to, from Deluxe Lagoon Pool Rooms for couples and solo travellers featuring a spacious balcony to Family Pool Suit...

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

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February 26, 2022816 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, 2022810 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, 20221395 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, 2022906 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, 2022452 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, 2022809 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, 2022253 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) ...