Tourist arrivals on track to record significant growth in 2012
The tourist arrivals to Nepal are on track to record significant growth in 2012 with more tourists visiting here on January. The tourist arrivals via air have increased by 27.7 percent recording total 42,031 visitors in January 2012 compared to the same month last year. All regions have shown positive growths in the first month of 2012. The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan ...
Govt budgets $200m for 'Miracle Year' tourism campaign to start in March
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - The Thai government has earmarked 6.34 billion baht (US$200 million) for the "Miracle Thailand Year 2012" campaign set to start in March, the Tourism and Sports Ministry says.
Alleged Terrorist Reveals Bomb-Making Chemicals in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand -- When the United States Embassy issued a travel advisory about "foreign terrorists" in Bangkok last weekend, the warning may have prevented a massive car bombing in an area popular with Western tourists.
Govt budgets Bt6.3 bn for 'Miracle Year' tourism campaign to start in March
The government has earmarked Bt6.34 billion for the "Miracle Thailand Year 2012" campaign set to start in March, the Tourism and Sports Ministry says.
Faasai Resort and Spa Helps Travellers Get Off the Beaten Track and Experience the Local Culture in Thailand – by ...
Faasai Resort and Spa, a four-star eco-resort on the Gulf of Thailand, has recruited volunteers to teach English to their staff as a way of removing the language barrier to authentic tourism. The resort is off the beaten track, despite being located in between the busy tourist districts of Ko Chang and Rayong, and the local people spoke little English. New English-language services were launched ...
Blind lottery vendors call on PM to rein in middlemen
Ten blind lottery vendors rallied in front of Government House Monday to demand the prime minister to handle the problem of overpriced lottery tickets. The blind vendors blamed middlemen or major ...
Thai elephants killed for tourist dollars
This news was extremely shocking to a big part of Thai society, but to date it has not been proven right. In fact, neither the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NRECD), ...
US, Thailand tussle over terror plot
BANGKOK - When the United States Embassy issued a travel advisory about "foreign terrorists" in Bangkok last weekend, the warning may have prevented a massive car bombing in an area popular with Western tourists.