Cap the Chardonnay: Free booze on Asian airlines may be halted
Due to the rising costs of fuel and the decline of passengers traveling in business and first-class, which provide the highest amount of revenue for carriers, airlines are looking at ways to cut costs — and your in-flight free booze might be the first thing to go. Due to cost projections for 2017, the current […]
Hotel operators to jack up room rates for non-package tourists
The Thai Hotel Association aims to increase room rates between 5 to 10 percent next year since learning about the rising trend of FITs (free independent travelers) who spend most of their budget on accommodations. Suwan Thanormkiattibhumi, Director of the Thai Hotel Association, said that the number of self-booked travelers has increased, therefore, the hotel […]
Free Light Show in Sukhothai Historical Park until 3 January 2017
If you are visiting Sukhothai Historical Park between 3rd December 2016 and 3rd January 2017, be sure to look out for the light show at Wat Mahathat. This will take place every night between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Best to be there at sunset as there is usually a colourful sky behind the principal […]
More trains to be in service for New Year
Extra train services will be scheduled to allow about 120,000 people per day to travel from Bangkok to their home provinces and back during the New Year holiday, State Railway of Thailand (SRT) deputy governor Tanongsak Pongprasert said on Tuesday. Mr Tanongsak said there are currently 164 trains with third-class carriages providing free rides each […]
Renovations for Grand Palace area
The Crown Property Bureau (CPB) plans to spend 2 billion baht to develop the Tha Chang and Tha Tien Pier areas around the Grand Palace into a new tourism area and rental spaces. As part of the investment, 1 billion baht will be budgeted for construction of a three-and-a-half-storey underground car park beneath the riverside […]
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