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 […]
A record breaking 30 million tourists in Thailand this year so far
Thailand has welcomed its 30 millionth visitor for 2016, breaking tourist records. The “Thailand’s Luckiest Visitor” was Ms. Huang Junyi who flew in to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport from Guangzhou, China on the auspicious date of 5 December, 2016. Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said, “This has been an amazing […]
Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2016
The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 2016, now the biggest and most popular boating event of its kind in Asia, will this year pay tribute to His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The one-week event will feature several days of exhilarating races and on-shore events. Phuket, 4 December, 2016– The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta Under […]
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 […]
Five places to visit in Northern Thailand this winter
These cool-season destinations brought to you by “Amazing Thailand” are simply stunning. Doi Tung Royal Villa (Chiang Rai) With the year-end set to welcome a chilly winter breeze, there’s no better time to go for a stroll around one of Thailand’s most popular royal projects. What began as an initiative to end opium cultivation resulted […]
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