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Thai Smile expands in India
Thai Smile Airways will introduce new services from its Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport base to Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai in India, effective 31 March. Owned by Thai Airways International, the airline will offer five flights weekly on the route to Kolkata using an A320-200 aircraft. Flight time is two hours and 40 minutes and an economy […]
Bangkok ranked in Top Ten list of global cities for dining and shopping in MasterCard Index 2018
January 14, 2019
MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index has published a survey on the dining and shopping (GDCI: Indulgences) spending patterns of tourists in various cities around the world. Bangkok was ranked third on the list of the Top Global Cities for Dining and sixth on the list of Top Global Cities for Shopping. The GDCI: Indulgences survey […]
New additions to the Thailand Michelin foodie guide
November 14, 2018
Thai street food eatery Jay Fai has retained its one Michelin star for the second consecutive year and the legendary Thai restaurant Methavalai Sorndaeng is among the new 10 additions to have been awarded one star, according to the announcement of eateries making it the second edition of Michelin Guide Bangkok. No restaurant has achieved […]
Lufthansa connects Bangkok and Munich daily starting summer 2019
October 4, 2018
Starting 2 June 2019, Lufthansa enhances its presence in Thailand once more by introducing daily flights between Bangkok and its five-star hub in Munich. The new long-haul connection adds more than 2000 seats per week connecting the Thai capital and southern Germany. “I am very happy to bring another great news shortly after we have […]
Bangkok and Singapore top Asian players
September 28, 2018
Bangkok was top of the pile in the latest Mastercard index based on a combination of tourist arrivals and spend volume, while for tourist spend alone, Singapore topped all Asian destinations and was ranked 4th on the global spend list. Asian destinations again feature highly in this year’s Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index, with five […]
TripAdvisor names Wat Pho #1 landmark in Thailand & #17 in the World
September 25, 2018
Wat Pho has been voted Thailand’s number one landmark and was also named the world’s 17th most popular tourist attraction and third in Asia according to a recent survey by TripAdvisor. Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), said: “TripAdvisor users have spoken, and we are very pleased with the results. […]
Thailand 4.0 lays new runway for take off of aviation industry
March 21, 2018
Thailand has high hopes to become the premier tourism and business destination in the fast-growing ASEAN region. The government’s strategy, “Thailand 4.0”, aims to create and economy driven by innovation, creativity, hi-tech manufacturing and services. Contributing around 20 percent of GDP, tourism is a crucial part of the strategy. High-income and medical tourism are one […]
Qatar Airways continues Asia expansion with additional frequency to Bangkok
January 23, 2018
Qatar Airways is continuing its expansion in Asia by adding an additional flight to Bangkok, providing its passengers even more flexibility in visiting the Thai capital. The new service to Bangkok, which commences on 25 March, is part of the award-winning airline’s continued expansion in Southeast Asia, following its launch of direct service to Thailand’s […]
“Fastest-growing airline in Europe” introduces flights to Thailand
January 8, 2018
Fly directly to Munich, the famous Bavarian capital in Germany: The new long-haul connection between Bangkok and Munich completes Eurowings’ rapidly growing offer from southern Germany. The low-cost airline will launch two weekly flights on Saturdays and Mondays (from 16 July 2018) between the Thai capital and Munich. The inaugural flight will leave the Bavarian capital on 15 June 2018, whereas the first […]
World’s top tourist city receives staggering numbers over New Year
January 4, 2018
The world’s most popular visitor destination, Bangkok, attracted more than 780,000 visitors over the festive 2017 New Year period, an increase of 30 percent from last year with over 50 percent international tourists. Among the top attractions during this period, the spectacular ‘Beautiful Bangkok by Magnolias @ Ratchaprasong’, brought thousands to the Ratchaprasong district of the city. Ratchaprasong has evolved […]
Absolute Thai 
April 1, 2019
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