The News Review:

- Bargain alert: Thailand
- Crystal seas sacred sites on Thailand’s shore
- Luxury hotel opening in peanut-butter-and-jelly times

Bargain alert: Thailand
Newsday NY 
7 billion and up to 2. 3 million tourists may cancel plans to visit according to reports. Prakit Chinamourpong president of the Thai Hotels Association called the turmoil economically worse than the 2004 tsunami that devastated Thai resorts. hotel occupancies down from a usual high-season 90 percent to a mere 10 percent to 15 percent.

Crystal seas sacred sites on Thailand’s shore
New York Daily News NY 
FAIR FARESBangkok is the perfect place to decompress before boarding a short-hop flight to the coast. Though traffic can be nightmarish in this tropical metropolis of 9 million people at least taxis are abundant and cheap ($9 from airport to city center). We slept off our jet lag at the ­super-chic.

Luxury hotel opening in peanut-butter-and-jelly times
San Diego Union Tribune CA 
The Grand Penthouse occupies three floors and boasts a chef’s kitchen six flat-screen televisions and a panoramic-view rooftop patio. In the lobby and restaurant called Suite and Tender nearly every surface is covered with an unusual material. The registration desk and bar front are upholstered in stingray skin from Thailand. ?This is a sophisticated worldly experience? said Tohnia Miller director of sales and marketing. ?That’s the type of travelers we are trying to bring to San Diego. You would pick up this hotel and put it in London or Hong Kong. ? The $150 million resort follows a string of luxury accommodations opening around San Diego County some in better times.
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