An unregistered passenger boat that foundered in heavy seas in Phang Nga Bay has been towed back to Phuket, reports the Phuket Gazette. There were no passengers on board at the time, as the boat had just dropped off 25 tourists. Source: Phuket Gazette
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Orient-Express has announced the start of its summer season aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express (E&OE). With 28 journeys planned over the remainder of the year, the E&OE will travel on routes between Singapore and Bangkok, and up to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. TThe green and cream E&OE can accommodate 132 passengers in 66 […]
The long-delayed rail link connected Bangkok city centre with Suvarnabhumi airport will open on 12 August this year, according to a Bangkok Post report.The 28km track is 96% complete, the report quotes developers as saying, adding that the service from the airport to the central Makkasan terminal would cost THB150 (US$4.30) for a non-stop journey.
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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said his government may waive visa fees for all tourists for three months in a bid to boost visitor numbers following last year’s siege of Bangkok’s airports.Abhisit — who has come under fire for including in his government members of the protest group that seized the airports in November — […]
Budget carrier AirAsia on Wednesday offered 100,000 free seats to Thailand to lure back foreign visitors after a siege of Bangkok’s airports by anti-government protesters.The airline said the seats would be available between Wednesday and Friday and cover services from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jakarta, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam, as well as […]