THAILAND NO 1 DESTINATION FOR INDIAN TRAVELLERS
BANGKOK, May 17 (Bernama) –- Thailand has been ranked as the number oneoutbound destination for Indian travellers, with more than 900,000 Indiansvisiting the country last year.According to a statement from the Tourism Authority of Thailand, 917,832Indians travelled to Thailand last year, in comparison to 791,185 in 2010.In 2012, this growth was continuing with 210,722 Indians visiting ...
Golf tourism to boost home sales
By Andrew Batt:According to the latest Golf Travel Insights report from KPMG, more than 60 percent of golf tour operators experienced an increase in the number of golf holidays booked in 2011, compared to just 38 percent in the previous year, highlighting a welcomed boost to the golf tourism sector.
Widening the range
Sitting in his hotel room in Malaysia, golfer Jyoti Randhawa has just come back from a hard day’s work on the greens. It has been a lacklustre two years for him, but he has bounced back with two top-20 finishes in his last three tournaments, the Malaysian Open, the Panasonic Open in India and the Thailand Golf Championship. His mind is, however, occupied with something else: come August ...
In Laos, 'bamboo curtain' yields to pro golf
It's 7:00 am in Luang Prabang and beneath a jagged line of mountain peaks, high-ranking communist party officials are among a small but powerful crowd gathered silently at the first tee.
Phatlum shoots 6-under 67 to win Brazil Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum won the LPGA Tour's Brazil Cup exhibition event Sunday, closing with a bogey-free 6-under 67 for a four-stroke victory over Taiwan's Amy Hung.
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Pornanong Phatlum holed five of her six birdies on the front nine Sunday to finish at 13 under in the two-day, 30-player HSBC Brazil Cup.
Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum wins Brazil Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum won the LPGA Tour's Brazil Cup exhibition event Sunday, closing with a bogey-free 6-under 67 for a four-stroke victory over Taiwan's Amy Hung.
Eric nets gross title and ticket to Thailand
ERIC Foo became the gross champion in the opening leg of the Cleveland Srixon CSSB Open at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam recently.