Thailand Guesthouses Resources

Thailand's top 10 beach hotels
Launching a fantastic series on the best places to stay on the beach around the world, Andrew Spooner picks 10 Thai beach pads from £4.50-a-night huts to a smart, family-friendly resort Coming next: the Caribbean Sai Thong Resort, Koh Tao While the nearby gulf islands of Samui and Phangan have been long-term draws for beach-loving travellers, the smaller Koh Tao has only recently emerged as one ...

Thai police seek court order to hold Hezbollah suspect
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Lebanese man suspected of planning a possible bomb attack appeared in a Thai court on Tuesday a day after leading police to a warehouse stocked with bomb-making materials and being charged under weapons laws. Authorities, however, said the explosive ingredients were not intended for use in Thailand and were to be shipped out of the country, hoping to allay public fears ...

As Myanmar opens, hoteliers see prospects
DAVOS/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of the glittering Shwedagon Pagoda or hear the "tinkly temple-bells" of Kipling's Road to Mandalay might one day be able to book into a Westin or a Marriott, thanks to Myanmar's emergence from political isolation. Starwood Hotels & Resorts -- which runs chains such as Westin, Sheraton and Le Meridien -- and Marriott International both ...

Court order sought to hold Hezbollah suspect
BANGKOK - A Lebanese man suspected of planning a possible bomb attack appeared in a Thai court on Tuesday a day after leading police to a warehouse stocked with bomb-making materials and being charged under weapons laws.

Burma back on the map: Tourism returns to South-east Asia’s forbidden land
I arrived in Yangon – or Rangoon, as the British knew Burma's old capital – half expecting not to make it beyond the airport. I'd heard stories about interrogated journalists and swarms of all-seeing secret police. I had a tourist visa and had listed my profession as "management" but my bag contained a laptop and note pads. A web search of my name would expose me in a second. And I'm a hopeless ...

Myanmar Opens up to Travelers and Hoteliers see Prospects
Travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of the glittering Shwedagon Pagoda or hear the "tinkly temple-bells" of Kipling's Road to Mandalay might one day be able to book into a Westin or a Marriott, thanks to Myanmar's emergence from political isolation.

20 Destinations for 2012: The Best Spots You’ve Never Heard of
Just when you thought you knew all the unknown destinations for travel in 2012, we remind you of the unknown unknowns…

The story of Mae Salong: A slice of China in northern Thailand – Part 2
WITH the Burmese border only a few km to the west of Mae Salong, this part of Thailand has always had a slightly lawless feel. The different ethnic fighting forces of the Wa and the Shan are notorious in the nearby Burmese hills as smugglers and purveyors of illicit heroin and amphetamine. This drug trade