Artikel tagged “holiday”

  • Buddhists commemorate Visakha Bucha Day – Monday will be a holiday

    Buddhists commemorate Visakha Bucha Day – Monday will be a holiday

    Today is a public holiday in Thailand to mark Visakha Bucha Day, the most significant day in the Buddhist calendar, commemorating three defining events in the life of the Lord Buddha; his birth, attaining enlightenment at 35 years old, and then his death 45 years later, which all occurred on the full-moon day of the sixth lunar month.

  • Now you can ‘Grab’ a hotel as well

    Now you can ‘Grab’ a hotel as well

    If you’ve used Grab you’ll realise what a big announcement this is.

  • Happy ending for Malaysian tourist at Betong immigration

    Happy ending for Malaysian tourist at Betong immigration

    What appeared as a bad end to the holiday of a Malaysian tourist has ended up with a much happier ending. Immigration police have returned a wallet with cash and credit cards to the Malaysian tourist on yesterday after he dropped it in front of an immigration counter on Friday night. The tourist, Low Han Ben, reclaimed his purse at the Betong border checkpoint at 7.30am this morning and has thanked the tourist police

  • Koh Phangan police hit back at allegations of mishandled report

    Surat Thani provincial police have hit back at allegations they’ve mishandled another possible rape case on Koh Tao. In fact they say there was no rape case on the holiday island involving a British backpacker as alleged in social and wider media, in Thailand and overseas

  • Malaysian tourist caught lying to Chiang Mai police

    Malaysian tourist caught lying to Chiang Mai police

    PHOTO: Chiangmai News A Malaysian tourist is in hot water after telling Chiang Mai police that he’d been robbed by a foreigner in the city centre this morning.

  • Today is Asanha Bucha Day – Why is the day special for Thai Buddhists?

    Today is Asanha Bucha Day – Why is the day special for Thai Buddhists?

    Asanha Bucha Day is a public holiday in Thailand marking the day when the Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at Benares in India over 2,500 years ago. The exact date of the holiday is determined by the waxing moon and the lunar months, but is usually held in July or August. This year it falls on July 27.

  • What a difference an airport could make

    Phuket’s Northern neighbour Phang Nga, and its key tourism magnet of Khao Lak, is seeing increasingly broader demand. One clear sign of the times is the new international offerings in the current pipeline including such brands as Sheraton, Holiday Inn and Avani. And a new airport to service the area as well.

  • Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa donates hundreds of helmets for annual road safety event

    Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa is teaming up with several leading hotels and resorts in Hua Hin teach Thai schoolchildren about the importance of motorcycle safety – and specifically, wearing a helmet. On May 30, 2018, the hotel’s associates joined a major CSR activity at the Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, during which hundreds of kids from local schools will be equipped with motorbike helmets

  • Phuket’s low season growth produces record tourism numbers in 2017

    Phuket’s low season growth produces record tourism numbers in 2017

    By Bill Barnett of c9Hotelworks.com For 2017 the island’s gateway airport posted 11.3% year-on-year growth to reach an estimated 8.4 million incoming passengers.  This was mainly driven by a 20% surge in Mainland Chinese travelers to the island and a rising number visitors during low season of 11.2% compared to the same period in 2016. Passenger arrivals remain the key catalyst for growth, according to consulting group C9 Hotelworks’ newly released Phuket Hotel Market Update

  • Provincial Hall makes road safety top priority during holiday season

    Provincial Hall makes road safety top priority during holiday season

    Phuket takes its turn to launch a road and marine accident prevention campaign for the new year season yesterday (December 27).