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AirAsia, Asia's leading low cost airline, plans to fly to Delhi, Kolkata and Amritsar via its Bangkok hub by the first half of next year, said group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes.

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A computer glitch that caused flight cancellations and delays across the U.S. Thursday has been resolved, the Federal Aviation Administration said, but it was unclear how long flights would be affected.


V Australia Opens for Business in Thailand

ASIATravelTips.com 16.11.2009
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V Australia has officially opened its doors for business in Thailand, with flights from THB 8,400 one way in International Economy Class and THB 34,999 one-way in Business Class.

Pacific Blue Launches Perth - Phuket Flights

ASIATravelTips.com 16.11.2009
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Pacific Blue has launched direct flights between Perth in Australia and Phuket in southern Thailand.


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The Tourism Authority of Thailand's New York office is aggressively moving to encourage Americans to travel to the Kingdom, including tapping online resources, now that Continental Airlines has joined Star Alliance.

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Up to two million medical tourists are expected to flock to Thailand for health care services in 2010, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) forecast this week.


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A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight shortly before take-off at Heathrow Airport has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system.

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THAI Airways International will launch its inaugural First Class service from Dubai to Bangkok on December 1.


Cebu Pacific offers promos for Bangkok flights

Emilia Narni J. David BusinessWorld Online 09.11.2009
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BUDGET AIRLINE Cebu Pacific is offering additional baggage allowance for flights to Bangkok in Thailand.

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LONDON — Iceland and London are among the world's best-value destinations thanks to the economic crisis, travel guide firm Lonely Planet said Tuesday, while Thailand remains tough to beat.


Thousands of Visitors Expected at Ratchaphruek Festival 2009

Tourism Authority of Thailand 29.10.2009
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More than 200,000 visitors are expected to attend a grand festival designed to celebrate and honour His Majesty the King, now the world's longest reigning monarch, who will be celebrating his 82nd birthday on 5 December, 2009.

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The Thailand Convention and Exhibitions Bureau (TCEB) has launched Thailand Maximize, a campaign to bring more business events to the country.


Chiang Mai - Exploring the old alleyways of a former kingdom's capital

ROBYN ECKHARDT The Wall Street Journal 29.10.2009
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An ancient moat and the remains of a red-brick city wall still surround the Old Town of Chiang Mai, which was built 700 years ago by the Lanna king Mangrai to be the kingdom's capital. In the 14th century, Lanna's golden age, the kingdom spanned t...

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Recently, Bangkok Airways and Air Berlin jointly announced the first codeshare agreement between the two airlines which is set to fly passengers nine weekly flights from Germany (Dusseldorf, Berlin-Tegel, Munich) to Bangkok.


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WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday revoked the licenses of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles.

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Healthy Travel Media (HTM) and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announce today's release of Patients Beyond Borders: Thailand Edition, in English for worldwide distribution.


48 Hours in Phitsanulok, Thailand

Ajay Kamalakaran Ottawa Citizen 24.10.2009
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PHITSANULOK, Thailand - Got 48 hours in Phitsanulok, a riverside town in central Thailand? Reuters correspondents help you make the most of a stay in this pilgrimage and party town, known locally as Phi-Lok.

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A trial of a scanner that produces "naked" images of passengers has begun at Manchester Airport.


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For a hideaway of simple, spiritual calm, the destination is Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Now, this luxe country retreat is more tantalising than ever—promising an authentic experience of Thai culture.

Mammoth celebrations in Surin

Ben Stubbs The Sydney Morning Herald 12.10.2009
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Rudyard Kipling once said: "The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it." Leaving my hotel in the morning mist, I catch the slight odour of frying chilli from a street stall, followed sharply by a row of dried squid dangl...



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