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Press conference “The 3rd International Thailand Temple Run”
Sitting
from left: Raimund Wellenhofer, general manager of Go Thailand Tours; Pierre
Andre Pelletier, general Manager of Amari Watergate Hotel; Prakru Vimol,
Abbot at Phumrinkudeethong Temple; Santichai Euachongprasit - Suwat
Phromsuwan, District Chief Officer of Amphoe Ampawa, Samut Songkram.
Santichai Euachongprasit, governor for tourism products
of Tourism Authority of Thailand recently presided over the press conference
titled “The 3rd International Thailand Temple Run” at Watergate Ballroom
at Amari Watergate Hotel. The annual event is supported by TAT, Sport
Vision, Go Thailand Tour and Amari Watergate Hotel, and will be organized on
March 21 in Samut Songkram Province at Phumrinkudeethong, the beautiful
ancient Temple of the Province.
International kite festival held in Hua Hin
The 8th International Kite Festival will be held in Hua
Hin, a coastal resort town in the upper southern province of Prachuap Khiri
Khan, with 100 kite flyers to participate in the event. The festival will
run from March 13-14, 2004. Kite flyers from many countries such as
Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Australia, the United States,
and Thailand will join in the event, featuring kite flying displays and
competition at the Somdej Phra Suriyothai Camp.
Apart from a light and sound show, there will be Jazz
music performance, barbeque dinner, and Thai traditional massage to be
offered to visitors. An array of stalls selling food and local products will
line up at the Hua Hin beach.
President of the Kiteflyers Association, Samatcha
Niyomsin said that highlights of the festival, which is expected to draw
over 80,000 visitors including 1,000 foreigners, are Thai traditional kite
contest, traditional Chula- Pakpao kite fighting, kite-making exhibits and
workshop. (TNA)
Thai AirAsia to sell tickets in banks
Thai AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s first low-cost carrier,
is selling tickets at branches of two of Thailand’s largest banks. Thai
AirAsia’s passengers, who can book their tickets over the Internet or by
phone, can also buy them at 1,100 branches of Bangkok Bank and Siam
Commercial Bank.
Customers can then use the bank receipts to pick up their
boarding passes at the airport before their flights. AirAsia operates daily
flights from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Khon Kaen, and Phuket in
Thailand, and to Singapore. (TTG Asia)
Couples invited to tie the knot in canoes
Thailand has been home to underwater weddings, mountaintop
weddings, and various other unusual marriage ceremonies, but never before has
the country - or indeed the world - seen several couples simultaneously tie the
knot in canoes.
But a canoe-based wedding ceremony is the latest scheme from
the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Phang-nga Province, who are
encouraging couples from across the world to get hitched on canoes this April.
The ceremony will kick off with vows said on Tapu Island,
with the marriage celebrations taking place on the island of Panyee, where
participants will also be able to observe local Thai Muslim marriage customs.
Once the ceremonies are over, the grooms will be asked to paddle their brides by
canoe into Lot Lek Cave. (TNA)
Star rates for travel agents
Sofitel is offering travel agents discounted room rates at
more than 140 participating properties worldwide until December 31. Under the
Sofitel Star Program 2004, agents get up to 75 percent off room rates for their
personal trips at hotels in destinations including France, Germany, the US and
UK, Morocco, Australia and throughout Asia.
The rates include single or double occupancy, with
reservations based on availability and limited to a maximum of two rooms per
client. Reservation must be made in advance and agents are requested to show
industry identification on check in.
Examples of rates (per night) include Sofitel New York for
US$90, Sofitel Chโteau de Versailles for E77, Sofitel Tokyo for 12,000
yen, Sofitel Silom Bangkok for US$45, Sofitel Royal Angkor for US$70, Sofitel
Palm Resort Johor Bahru for U$$25 and Sofitel Boao, Hainan Island for US$65.
‘STAR’ reservations can be made via: GDS: Amadeus:
RT.../HN-SOFITEL; Apollo/Galileo, Sabre: /N-SOFITEL; Worldspan: /HSOFITEL.
Reservation codes are TV1 for a discount of up to 25 percent, TV2 for a discount
of up to 50 percent and TV3 for a discount of up to 75 per cent. (TTG Asia)
THAI reduces service to Los Angeles
THAI Airways International (THAI) will reduce its Bangkok-Los
Angeles flights from seven to four per week starting March 28. An airline
spokesman said the frequency of one flight daily had not been enough to compete
on the route and it was felt the aircraft used could be more profitably deployed
within Asia. The reductions will save the airline an estimated US$15 million per
year and will help to boost profits in other areas.
“We’ve had a Boeing 747-400 producing a very low yield on
the Los Angeles service. From the end of March, we’ll be using it to fly to
Beijing or on our India services where we anticipate much higher cabin
factors,” the spokesman said.
In a separate announcement, THAI said it would increase
flights between Bangkok and Tokyo from 18 per week to 21, which will mean three
flights daily, using B 747-400, B777-300, and B777-200 aircraft. (TTG Asia)
TAT prepares handbook for high class tourists
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced that it has
teamed up with 50 top hotels in some of the Kingdom’s lesser known tourist
destinations to produce a handbook persuading ‘top class’ visitors to depart
from Thailand’s major tourist trail, and to visit locations off the main
tourist track.
Launching the ‘Unseen Paradise’ handbook last week, TAT
governor Juthamas Siriwan said that the TAT was banding together with KASIKORN
Bank and 50 hotels in ‘unseen’ destinations to provide information on
accommodation in lesser-known destinations. The handbooks, priced at 90 baht
each, will be on sale at Bangkok’s Siam Discovery Center.
Juthamas said that the TAT aims to encourage more tourists to
travel during the summer season, in particular by attracting visitors with high
purchasing power to hotels with unique features. (TNA)
Fly with Cathay Pacific’s ‘Hong Kong SuperNight’ package and enjoy twice the experience with an extra free ticket
As an incentive for customers to travel, Cathay Pacific
Airway presents another affordable special package, Hong Kong SuperNight, with
prices starting from 10,888 baht from now until 31 March 2004.
Yongyut Lujintanon, Cathay Pacific Airways’ Sales &
Marketing manager Thailand and Myanmar said, “Cathay Pacific Airways operates
five daily Bangkok - Hong Kong flights to fit our passengers’ varied
preferences in time of departure. However, the Hong Kong SuperNight package is
offered to passengers as an additional option for those who are traveling to
Hong Kong. It is available on some select evening flights: Bangkok “Hong Kong
by CX 712 (departing at 04.25 p.m.) and CX 702 (departing at 07.00 p.m.) and
Hong Kong - Bangkok by CX 709 (departing at 09.55 p.m. and arriving at 11.40
p.m.). This is to help reduce passenger density so that other flights will be
less crowded.”
Hong Kong SuperNight includes one roundtrip economy class
ticket between Bangkok and Hong Kong, a 3-day / 2-night accommodation from a
wide range of hotels with airport transfers, Hong Kong airport tax and security
charge included. Additionally, as a special offer to passengers who buy two
packages, the airline will give away one free roundtrip Bangkok - Hong Kong
ticket. This package is valid from now until 31 March 2004.
For more information or package reservations, please contact
Cathay Pacific Airways at 0 2263 0606, nearby leading travel agencies or visit
the website: www.cathaypacific.com/th/offers
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