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  • Get the most out of your family holiday in Phuket

    Get the most out of your family holiday in Phuket

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  • Top 5 Hotels to stay in Phuket in 2022

    Top 5 Hotels to stay in Phuket in 2022

    Phuket is Thailand’s most popular and largest island. The Andaman Sea island and its beautiful shores, caves, and bays are recognized as one of Thailand’s top tourist destinations, located just 1 hour south of Bangkok. From white sandy beaches to energetic nightlife, Phuket has plenty to offer for all types of travellers and sun-seekers. It has transformed from a backpacker’s paradise into a…

  • 5 coolest hotels in Kanchanaburi to stay during Songkran 2022

    5 coolest hotels in Kanchanaburi to stay during Songkran 2022

    Looking for where to travel this Songkran 2022? If yes then you have come to the perfect place! Kanchanaburi is where travellers can escape the bustling Bangkok streets and find an important piece of history. Just 2 hours from Thailand’s capital, this town in the west is known for the Death Railway that was built in WWII. The River Kwai Yai…

  • UNESCO awards Petchaburi culinary scene, now it’s a hotspot in Thailand

    UNESCO awards Petchaburi culinary scene, now it’s a hotspot in Thailand

    UNESCO named Petchaburi a Creative City of Gastronomy in November last year, as part of its creative cities network. Now, the city continues to draw income from food tourism and locally produced ingredients. The Petchaburi provincial governor said ingredients local artisans use in their food are entirely produced in the province. “That means all the production capital used to create…

  • Chiang Mai seeks CCSA approval to fully open province to foreign arrivals

    Chiang Mai seeks CCSA approval to fully open province to foreign arrivals

    Only a few districts in Chiang Mai are open to foreign arrivals, and now the northern province is seeking approval to open all 25 districts to travellers entering Thailand from overseas. There are 20 districts in Chiang Mai still closed off to international arrivals and the deputy governor says he wants them all open by Songkran, the Thai New Year…

  • Tourism officials plan Saudi visit to attract Middle Easter travellers to Thailand

    Tourism officials plan Saudi visit to attract Middle Easter travellers to Thailand

    In the wake of both the Chinese and Russian tourist taps being turned off, Thai tourism officials are planning to travel to Saudi Arabia with a goal of attracting 200,000-500,000 Middle Eastern tourists to Thailand this year. The Thai tourism ministry and Tourism Authority frequently run travel roadshows around the world as part of an ongoing marketing program to push…

  • TAT says Phuket is ready for boat tourists

    TAT says Phuket is ready for boat tourists

    After four Indonesian tourists arrived in Phuket on a yacht on Tuesday, the Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket says the island is ready to welcome back boat tourists. The people who arrived on Tuesday were the first tourists to arrive in Phuket under Test & Go’s new extension for sea tourists, which started on March 1. Under the policy, sea…

  • Phuket boat tour business begs government to stop fuel price spike

    Phuket boat tour business begs government to stop fuel price spike

    A speedboat tour company in Phuket is begging the government to not allow fuel prices to spike. The company, Nikorn Marine Tour Phuket, offers tourists group boat trips, as well as private trips. It also offers beach parties, but its main services require boats. The company’s CEO told The Phuket News yesterday that after Covid-19 had already hit marine tourism…