Khao San Road to upgrade the area

Business operators from the Buddy Group on Bangkok’s famous Khao San Road are ready to spend big to upgrade the area, to improve the settings on this famous tourist street.

The new attractions include a 200-sqm museum to display history about the Phra Nakorn District and Khao San Road, and a library for tourists. Both are expected to be operational by the beginning of 2013.

Khao San Road sees the daily arrival of 8,000-10,000 tourists, with 80% European and the remainder being Asian travellers.

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Thailand plans F1 in Chiang Mai

F1 Thailand: Thai Tourism Minister plans to turn Chiang Mai into a new venue for Formula 1.

Tourism Ministry said on Thursday that they are conducting a feasibility study on the Chiang Mai Province as a new host city for Formula 1 race.

Chiang Mai is a preferred choice due to its well-managed land used in organizing the Royal Flora Ratchapruek, which can be allocated for other uses.

He added that the northern city’s vast, natural space will pose minimal noise pollution while allowing for the construction of stands to accommodate viewers.

If this plan is approved, the Highland Research and Development Institute (Public Organization) will be in charge of landscape adjustment.

The Tourism Minister believes that the Formula-1 race project will add more value to Chiang Mai’s tourism industry and attract more visitors to the annual Royal Flora Ratchapruek fair in the future.

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Orient Thai back at Don Mueang

Orient Thai Airlines says it is happy about the move back to Don Mueang Airport Bangkok for low-cost airlines. Orient Airlines current base is Suvarnabhumi Airport.


Orient Thai Airlines said it would start next week to resume some domestic flights from Don Mueang Airport. Its charter flights will follow later, but need one or two months to make the move because tickets have been booked in advance.

AirAsia, was not available for comment yesterday. However, the company's head of public relations said it also welcomed the move regarding Don Mueang Airport, which was initiated to reduce congestion at Suvarnabhumi Airport. However, the company is still discussing the matter and will hold a press conference on its decision next week.

Currently only Nok Air, another low-cost carrier, runs its operations from Don Mueang Airport.

Recently, the government announced incentives for low-cost airlines to persuade them to return to Don Mueang. Among these are a 30-per-cent discount on landing and parking fees and a 10-per-cent discount on office rent. Incentives will be finalised by Airports of Thailand this week.
People working in the tourism industry believe the Don Mueang decision will give a boost to their sector, especially by increasing Bangkok's overall airport capacity and providing more convenience to passengers.

The Tourism Council of Thailand, said it was a good idea to promote Don Mueang as a hub for low-cost airlines because the airport can welcome more than 25 million passengers annually. Clearly, it will help reduce congestion at Suvarnabhumi, which can practically serve only 45 million people a year, but now faces over-capacity at 55 million passengers. The congestion creates knock-on problems for the immigration process and air traffic from takeoff to landing.

The combined capacity of the two airports is 70 million passengers per year. Therefore, the Don Mueang move is in line with the government's policy to promote Thailand as a gateway to Asean tourism.
Having two airports is common in other countries' major cities and passengers can understand Thailand's situation. However, the government needs to build improve logistical connections between the two, industry observers say.

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The Cheapest hotels are in Bangkok

Bangkok offers the least expensive four-star accommodation of world cities rated by Trip Advisor, at less than 25% of the cost of hotels in London.

The average four-star room rate in Bangkok is US$81.13 per night, cheapest on the list. The most expensive are in London, averaging $361.64 per night - more than four times the cost of hotels in Bangkok.

The average cost of a room in the 10 least expensive cities on the list is just $113.32, while the most expensive cities come in at an average of $261.99 a night. That means the rooms in the 10 most expensive cities are more than double the cost of those in the 10 least expensive.

The survey also calculated the combined costs for two of a one-night stay in a four-star hotel, cocktails, a two-course dinner with a bottle of wine, and taxi transport (two return journeys of about 3.2 kilometres each). Costs listed are accurate for June 1 to August 31.

Southeast Asia was the region that claimed the most cities in the 10-least-expensive list, including Hanoi, which took the top spot, while Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta took the third, fifth and eighth spots respectively.

Meanwhile, Europe dominated the most-expensive list with seven cities: London took the first place, while Oslo, Zurich, Paris, Stockholm, Moscow and Copenhagen took the second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth places respectively.

TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors and more than 60 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide.

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