Factors to consider when choosing a hotel and residence near Bangkok
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun BANGKOK’S central districts fill up fast, and room rates climb accordingly. Families looking at a hotel and residence near Bangkok often find better value and more space just outside the tourist core. The decision comes down to a handful of practical factors: how far the property really sits from the […]
Read MorePhuket residents urge govt to cut Israeli tourists’ visit to maximum 15 days
AROUND 200 to 300 Phuket residents today (Aug. 28) aired their bad experiences at the hands of foreign tourists at Loma Park, Patong Beach, and demanded that the government restrict Israeli tourists to a maximum 15-day stay to prevent them from engaging in illegal businesses, Amarin TV said. The forum, entitled “Save Phuket, Save […]
Read More3 Indian tourists rescued from clutches of scam gang
THREE Indian tourists who were lured to Thailand by scammers and held captive and tortured for over six days for a big ransom in Chonburi were rescued by police today (July 27), Amarin TV said. At 4:00 p.m. Pol. Col. Anek Sarathongyoo, superintendent of Pattaya City police station, and his team together with some […]
Read MoreFour tourists collapse at Phuket cafe, one dead
THE death of one of five Indian tourists after four of them collapsed while drinking at a popular cafe in Phuket on Saturday night (May 9) remains a mystery and a detailed autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death, Amarin TV said late last night (May 10). At 2.06 a.m. Pol. […]
Read MoreCollection of 1,000 baht exit tax from outbound Thai tourists still being studied: Minister
TOURISM & Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said today (April 28) a plan to impose a 1,000-baht departure tax on Thai tourists holidaying overseas to stimulate domestic tourism is only at the study phase with there not being a schedule for tabling it to the cabinet for consideration, Amarin TV said today (April 28). The […]
Read MoreOver 8% surge in foreign tourist arrivals during Songkran
SONGKRAN festival led to an 8.76 percent increase in the number of foreign tourist arrivals this week compared to last week with holidaymakers from China topping the list, TV Channel 7 said this evening (April 14). The Ministry of Tourism and Sports said 106,504 Chinese tourists came to Thailand this week, followed by 90,524 […]
Read MoreIndian, Chinese tourists conned and robbed in Pattaya
AS THE global economy is in a shaky state thieves are more numerous than mosquitos with two tourists, one from India and the other from China, having been conned and robbed by seemingly the same group of perpetrators in Pattaya, TV Channel 7 said today (April 9). CCTV footage at this seaside city shows […]
Read MoreMany tour packages sold out as Chinese flock to Thailand
SO MANY Chinese tourists are heading to Thailand for Lunar New Year holidays that many tour packages offered by travel agencies are completely sold out, PPTVHD36 quoted Chinese media as saying today (Feb. 17). Top Thai tourist destinations are currently packed with Chinese tourists but those who had not purchased a tour package in […]
Read MoreTwo tourists lost in Koh Phangan forest rescued
A BIG search for two men holidaying in Thailand and getting lost in a forest at Koh Phangan late last night (Feb. 3) successfully found and rescued them with neither having been injured, Amarin TV said today. The island’s District Chief Mr. Paisit Thongjerm was alerted about the two tourists, Mr. Boris Sand Responton, […]
Read MoreTwo tourists lost in Koh Phangan forest rescued
A BIG search for two men holidaying in Thailand and getting lost in a forest at Koh Phangan late last night (Feb. 3) successfully found and rescued them with neither having been injured, Amarin TV said today. The island’s District Chief Mr. Paisit Thongjerm was alerted about the two tourists, Mr. Boris Sand Responton, […]
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