Hidden treasure in Thailand
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- Hidden treasure in Thailand
- Australian tourist jailed in Thailand over souvenir beer mat
- The Whipping Boy – Ben Trovato: How not to have a whale of a time
- Accor pens Two Mercure Hotels in Koh Samui
- Matchmaking by Design Hotels¢: Presenting Three ffbeat Honeymoon …
- Phuket utlet Plans Three-Star City Hotel
Hidden treasure in Thailand
NEWS.com.au
Unable to hide the secret any longer the Crystal Triangle is committed to finally flexing its tourist muscles. With Bangkok as the apex the base point on the triangle is the island of Koh Samet (or Samed) 220km southeast of Bangkok. The third point is the island of Chang (Koh Chang) another 180km further east along the gulf hailed as the next Phuket. To take the direct route would be to miss experiencing bustling brassy bright-eyed Pattaya two hours (165km) south of Bangkok and an easy detour on the road to Koh Samet and Koh Chang.
Australian tourist jailed in Thailand over souvenir beer mat
ABC nline
She has now been granted bail but can’t leave the country because authorities still have her passport. Rachael Brown reports. RACHAEL BRWN: A fortnight ago 36-year-old Annice Smoel from Melbourne was celebrating her mother’s 60th birthday at Phuket’s Aussie Hotel when she says an innocent prank landed her in a jail cell. It centres around a beer mat: a rubber-backed pictured bar towel that she’s heard could earn her up to five years in the tiny cell where she spent a weekend.
The Whipping Boy – Ben Trovato: How not to have a whale of a time
The Times
Local residents and hotel staff managed to save all but one of them. Four years ago 140 false killer whales beached in Western Australia. They were moved back to sea with only one death after the intervention of 1500 volunteers co-ordinated by the Department of Environment and Conservation. Last Saturday 55 false killer whales beached in Kommetjie Western Cape.
Accor pens Two Mercure Hotels in Koh Samui
ASIATravelTips.com
swald Pichler Accor Vice President Thailand Cambodia and Laos said “Samui Island is an ever emerging destination with constant development of infrastructure and facilities appealing to international and domestic tourists. These two Mercure hotels which portray the quality guaranteed by the Mercure brand will fulfil demand for quality internationally managed midscale hotels on the Island. We have successfully operated Mercure hotels in other major tourist destinations in Thailand such as Pattaya and Phuket and we will bring the best of these hotels to the Samui hotel operations. ” Special Promotions For stays at the Mercure Samui Buri Resort guests can pre purchase THB 10000 worth of services (accommodation food and beverage spa etc. ) and the hotel will top up the account with an additional 50% credit (totalling THB 15000 credit) for use on hotels products and services. Alternatively stay at the Mercure Samui Fenix for only THB 2730 nett per room per night in a Superior room. This offer includes daily breakfast for two sunset cocktails Sea View room guaranteed 20% discount on food and beverage and Thai massage.
Related from Abnthailandhotels: Accor announces four more hotels for Thailand
Matchmaking by Design Hotels¢: Presenting Three ffbeat Honeymoon …
PR Web (press release)
From exotic beaches to historic habitats brides and grooms are sure to find the perfect fit: Design purists and party queens can dance into disco glam at Hillside Su on the Turkish Riviera whereas Ana Yela in Morocco will seduce romantic souls with its mystical Arabian Nights setting. Sun worshippers seeking the ultimate tropical honeymoon hideaway can do no better than The Chedi Phuket where thatched cottages sit amid coconut palms and white sand beaches meet the azure sea.
Phuket utlet Plans Three-Star City Hotel
Phuketwan
When you have 53 rai of space available all kinds of new concepts become viable. Premium utlet Mall operations and marketing director Pinyaluck Mahaariyachaisin sees the huge Bypass Road business as being readily accepted. ”People say it’s like the Netherlands with so many differently designed buildings” she told Phuketwan.
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