The News Review:

- Friends help Burmese refugee in attempt to see parents
- Australia Asks Thailand to Pardon Writer Jailed for King Insult
- Southeast Asia: Thailand Laos Vietnam Cambodia
- Pato Thai Cuisine brings unique taste of Thailand to Flag
- Many hotels may close if govt can’t woo back tourists
- In tough times Thailand serves as role model for Taiwan in tourism

Friends help Burmese refugee in attempt to see parents
Lower Hudson Journal news NY 
Liberty Travel representatives said Friday that they sympathized with his unusual situation and would like to help. So far they haven’t gotten him a refund or rescheduled his trip despite his having paid for Travel Protection. He received $646 for part of his Thailand hotel. Calls to Liberty Travel were not returned this week. Aslam said yesterday that he and his wife had spoken to Liberty Travel staff but there was no resolution. Friends were clearly touched by his travel saga which has been chronicled in The Journal News. While one couple paid for the bulk of the trip co-workers at Friendly’s collected roughly $300.

Australia Asks Thailand to Pardon Writer Jailed for King Insult
Bloomberg 
King Bhumibol in 2007 pardoned liver Jufer a Swissnational about two weeks after he was convicted of insultingthe king. The 57-year-old who was given a 10-year jail sentencewas deported to Switzerland. Lecturer Charged Earlier this week police charged.

Southeast Asia: Thailand Laos Vietnam Cambodia
Concierge NY 
A short drive takes you to the three o’clock show at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre (tell your guide to get you a seat in the first ten rows). Water puppet theater in which the puppeteers stand behind a scrim chest-deep in water manipulating their charges along the pool’s surface is one of Vietnam’s most charming forms of folk performance. You’ll be out just before four and then it’s back to your hotel for a short rest before an early dinner—you have an outrageous call time tomorrow morning. Eat tonight at one of Hanoi’s hippest restaurants the pan-Asian Wild Lotus (55 Nguyen Du St. ; 84-4-943-9342; entrées $10–$20) for a taste of the region strained through a Vietnamese sieve.
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Pato Thai Cuisine brings unique taste of Thailand to Flag
JackCentral AZ 
Racha Thai is no longer there but in its place is a new Thai restaurant called Pato. When you walk through the door you will notice the Thai artwork on the walls. These are detailed pictures of Thai designs and characters. The room is well-lit which makes it easy to notice the beautiful detail in these elaborate pieces.

Many hotels may close if govt can’t woo back tourists
๒ดอะ ๒à¸à¸à¸±à¹à¸ Thailand 
However airline business is expected to get back to normal as visitor arrivals build up in the second half of the year. Many inbound travel operators are calling the government to put more marketing effort into reclaiming tourists to the Kingdom. Weerasak Kowsurat chairman of the Tourism Authority of Thailand suggested that hotel and travel operators pay more attention to high-potential markets such as India China and the Middle East. He also encouraged operators to maintain their high-end markets such as Scandinavia other European countries and Japan as well as niche markets. To boost tourism in the coming low season the THA plans to hold a major campaign called Hotel Mega Sales under which room rates will be reduced by more than 50 per cent. The promotion is set to run between late February and the end of September.

In tough times Thailand serves as role model for Taiwan in tourism
eTaiwan News Taiwan 
and our price is very affordable ?he said. While Thailand leaves its natural and tourism spots largely untouched by development and hotels and resorts are built in a tasteful fashion that largely blends in with nature Taiwan has made the mistake of allowing many non-descript unattractive buildings to mar its natural scenery. A huge major hotel for example has been approved to be built on the banks of one of its most beautiful natural gems – Sun Moon Lake which according to local residents and tourists already has too many smaller hotels obstructing the view. However Liu Hsi-lin director of the International Affairs Division under the Tourism Bureau told CNA in a recent interview that Taiwan its own strategy. Future casinos located on outlying islands will be only one of the attractions in the whole tourism business and will not be highlighted in Taiwan?s tourism promotion strategy. Taiwan is also trying to present its unique characteristics to compete with other countries in Asia he said. To attract European and American tourists Liu said his agency aims to promote tours with specific teams that feature Taiwan’s rich natural and cultural resources such as a bird-watching tours a mountain-climbing tour and a tour focusing on the National Palace Museum?s collection of the best treasures of Chinese civilization.

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