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- Thailand tries to woo visitors with new cocktail
- VD: News ASEAN +3 Finance Ministers press conference interviews …
- Krung Thai Asset launches Bt20bn infrastructure fund
- Thailand’s party isle goes chic
- Corruption hurts border trade: PM
- Australia’s largest ever hotel sale starts midnight today
Courtyard by Marriott: right hotel right experience for …
eTravelBlackboard – Asia Edition Australia -
“For more than two decades our Courtyard hotels have followed the maxim that to achieve lasting success they must consistently give their guests what they want” said Geoff Garside Marriott’s executive vice president for the Asia Pacific Region. “It is this consistency of purpose and unswerving dedication to its guests that have contributed to the brand growing into the global powerhouse it has become today as the world’s 12th largest hotel brand with locations in 28 countries and Marriott International’s largest hotel brand in terms of units. ” Brian King vice president global brand manager Courtyard by Marriott said “From the start our Courtyard brand revolutionized the travel experience and has prided itself as a brand that listens to what travelers want from a hotel—more control and choice with services and amenities that create a healthy balance between working and relaxing. ” He said that in recent years Thailand has emerged as Courtyard’s “test kitchen” because of its vibrant mix of sophisticated value-oriented local and international travelers adding that much of Courtyard’s modern and stylish look currently being introduced in North America and elsewhere was influenced by Thailand’s rich color palette and high tech high style design sense.
Thailand tries to woo visitors with new cocktail
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The week-long airport closure stranded over 300000 tourists at the beginning of what is typically a very busy holiday season in the country and dealt a blow to the tourist-friendly image that that Thailand is still trying to overcome. “Successful signature drinks are one way to fast-track holiday destinations onto the world tourism map” the tourism authority noted in a statement it issued jointly with the Thai Hotels Association. The Thai tourism authority and the hotel association jointly sponsored the competition for creating a national cocktail ? which was won by Siam Sunrays. “Thailand’s new signature drink is based on very Thai ingredients” the statement noted adding that hotels and resorts throughout the country were serving it now. com for the above quotes for more information on this article please visit their website.
VD: News ASEAN +3 Finance Ministers press conference interviews …
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The Thai Finance Minister stressed to the participating ministers that the meeting will send strong signals to the world that they are committed to alleviate the problems and take the issues of the global economic downturn seriously. The Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajiva flew down from Bangkok for the luncheon meeting and gave a welcome speech in which he remarked that Phuket has fully recovered from the tsunami has become more livelier and robust than ever and hoped it served as an inspiration for the region a congenial environment for a successful meeting and the energy of Phuket will invigorate ASEAN + 3 to keep on working for the betterment of people for years to come to withstand the global economic crisis just like Phuket has recovered. ——- After the ASEAN plus 3 Ministers’ day long meeting a press conference was held at the Sheraton hotel: here’s an extract with the main points agreed as announced by the Thai Finance Minister:. After the press conference we asked the Finance Minister about ASEAN or Asian currencies incentives for foreign business investment the Phuket location for the meeting but first about exchange rates: We also briefly asked Michael Ayling the MD of Laguna Phuket how proud he was for Laguna and Sheraton in particular to host such a successful meeting:. Andaman News NBT (VHF dial) + Radio Thailand FM90.
Krung Thai Asset launches Bt20bn infrastructure fund
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Apart from KTAM MFC Asset Management has expressed interest to establish the infrastructure fund to invest in electric trains. KTAM with asset under management size of around Bt200 billion will co-ordinate more with its parent Krung Thai Bank as the bank has extended loans to several real estate projects that could be used as asset-back property funds. KTAM has planned to launch an initial public offering (IP) of its 30-year property fund to invest in Mercure Hotel Pattaya with size of Bt500 million within the first quarter this year. The fund features lease with option to buy the hotel at the maturity date. The company has interested to set up a foreign investment fund (FIF) to invest in Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which invests in oil and gold to offer full array of products to customers he said.
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Thailand’s party isle goes chic
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It’s the kind of beach where you can lie in a hammock all day long doing nothing but listen to the distant put-put of brightly painted fishing boats. Although tranquil and secluded Ao Thong Nai Pan Noi has several attractive places to stay including two hotels catering to grown-up “flashpackers” and some simple bungalows that cost only £10 a night. In a prime beachfront location tucked discreetly among the towering coconut palms is the newly opened Rasananda Ko Pha-Ngan’s first five-star hotel. Most rooms on the island offer few mod cons — for a tenner you can expect to get a thin mattress a table-top fan and a small tiled bathroom. The 44 villas and suites at Rasananda are rather more lavish each having its own plunge pool indoor and outdoor bathroom teak furniture and hand-woven silk furnishings. There is butler service a wine lounge and a swim-up bar. Even the journey is being given the five-star treatment — a plush new speedboat whisks guests directly from Ko Samui.
Corruption hurts border trade: PM
Phnom Penh Post Cambodia -
The premier’s instructions follow complaints from struggling traders who have said in recent weeks that they are facing renewed hindrances from illegal checkpoints at border crossings. "Don’t make obstacles for traders trying to sell their wares to neighbouring countries" Hun Sen said at the close Thursday of a conference at the InterContinental Hotel referring to the practice of some corrupt border officials to take bribes to ensure passage of goods. He said he would sack officials up to and including the level of provincial governors and four-star generals if they or their staff were found to be involved in corrupt activities such as operating illegal checkpoints. "I will not keep one person whose misbehaviour causes the destruction of the livelihoods of other people" he said.
Australia’s largest ever hotel sale starts midnight today
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In addition there are another 800000 rooms for sale in key tourist and business destinations throughout the Asia Pacific region including New Zealand Fiji Indonesia Thailand and more. The sale is for stays from between 1 April to 31 July 2009 and represents discounts of over 75% off the full rate for some hotels. 5-star hotel rooms in Asia are available for as low as USD37* in Malaysia USD38* in Thailand and USD45* in China (plus applicable local taxes & service charges). Rooms can be booked over three days – 24 25 & 26 February 2009 – via the.
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