Southeast Asian regional airline Firefly is all set for the launch of its new route between the islands of Koh Samui and Penang this week. The first service is scheduled to depart from Penang at 08:35 on 11 September and land on Samui 1 hour and 10 minutes later.
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Thai Lion Air is marking the launch of its new service to Phuket with cut-price fares. One-way tickets for the new route between Don Muang Airport in Bangkok and the Andaman Sea Island begin at THB515.
Following successful trials, Myanmar launched its long awaited online visa application service on 1 September. The new e-visa system will enable tourists to get acceptance letters that they can use at recognised gateways to the country to collect their visas.
The CEO of Thai AirAsia X has stated that the carrier is increasing
the frequency of flights on two new routes from Bangkok to Japan. Nadda
Buranasiri told reporters at Tokyo’s Narita Airport on Monday that strong
advance reservations for the routes had spurred the low-cost airline into
adding an extra nine flights a week.
Cambodia has announced a number of measures aimed at attracting more Chinese tourists to the Southeast Asian nation. Visothy So, the Tourism Ministry’s marketing director, says plans are afoot that will see the construction of a massive new shopping and lifestyle complex as well as campaigns to promote tourism in three regions.
The Thai Immigration Department last week increased the length of time tourists can spend in the country when they enter with a visa-free entry issued on arrival. The bureau says that visitors from 48 countries can extend their permission to stay at official immigration offices in the major cities and tourism hubs.
Yesterday saw the start of the popular annual King’s Cup Elephant Polo tourney in the Thai capital city of Bangkok. A total of 50 female pachyderms are competing in the knockout competition and the final is due to take place on Sunday 31 August.
Thai Airways International has announced it is to relaunch flights to the heritage city of Luang Prabang in northern Laos. The Thai national carrier will offer three flights a week in each direction between Bangkok and Luang Prabang from 1 October 2014.
Phuket Airport rapidly instigated emergency response procedures yesterday following an alert there was a bomb aboard an arriving aeroplane.
Cambodia’s Culture Ministry has announced that the country is seeking to have a third temple added to its list of UNESCO designated World Heritage sites.
A leading Thai immigration official told attendees at a meeting last week that tourists who were working online would not face any problems. Colonel Rutphong Sanwanangkun made the statement at a meeting held in the northern city of Chiang Mai.
Cambodia announced this week that foreign nationals will have to pay an extra USD$10 for their visas to enter the country. The price hike means that one-month tourist visas issued at official entry points to Cambodia will cost US$30.
Thailand’s national airports operator has announced the scheme to open a new terminal at Bangkok’s main airport is being accelerated.
Thailand's coup has scared away some visitors impacting Cambodia's tourist industry
Majority of tourists admit to doing work while on vacation, checking emails especially, a world survey reveals.
26 million visitors in 2013 pushes Thailand up the rankings of most visited countries in the world, but with a catch.
No more visa fees for millions of Chinese tourists to Thailand but no complete visa waiver just yet.
Notorious rip off or unco-operative taxi drivers are finally getting the touch end of the long arm of the law after too many conplaints, under the strict new government.
Nok Air starts a cheap service twice daily from Bangkok to Lampang, from October 26th.