Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok Opens Today in Thailand

BANGKOK, 22 July 2010 – The Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok in Thailand soft opens today, 22 July 2010. The 303 luxury room, cabana and suite property in the absolute centre of the Thai capital is Kempinski’s 64th iconic property worldwide. Kempinski, headquartered in Geneva, was established in 1897 in Berlin and is today Europe’s oldest [...]

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok Launches Special Opening Rate

BANGKOK 16 July 2010 – The luxurious Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, in Thailand, which opens 22 July, has launched a special opening rate of 7,900++ Baht (US$239++) per room per night for either single or double occupancy in its deluxe rooms. The special rate is inclusive of unlimited in-room wireless internet service, soft drinks and [...]

Trip to Former Leper Colony Wins Tourism Writing Award

BANGKOK, 14 July 2010 – A boat trip to an island that was once the world’s largest leper colony has won top prize for travel writing in the Southeast Asia Awards. The story, which won the Editors’ Choice Award for June, is hosted on www.SoutheastAsia.org, the official B2C portal of the ASEAN Tourism Association. The [...]

Outrigger in Phuket Launches Nanny Service for Kids

PHUKET, Thailand, 14 July 2010 — Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas in Thailand has launched a unique baby and child-sitting service to let parents enjoy their Phuket vacation. Nannies With Heart teaches children about Thai culture for eight hours a day for four days. Professional nannies occupy the kids with one-on-one ‘edutainment’, soft learning [...]

Outrigger Announces New Resort in Vietnam

PHUKET, Thailand, 8 July 2010 – Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia announced today that it has signed an agreement with developer Vietnamese American Hotel and Resort Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of American company ITC Spectrum, LLC, to co design and manage a luxury resort to be built along the central coast of Vietnam. [...]

Outrigger Becomes First Asian HQ Based in Phuket

PHUKET, Thailand, 30 June 2010 – Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, Asia, has officially established Phuket as its Regional Operating Headquarters (ROH) and been approved by the Thai Government’s Board of Investment, under the Ministry of Industry. On 30 June, Phuket Governor, Mr Wichai Praisa-ngob gave Outrigger the certification and congratulated them on being the first [...]

Khiri Travel Reaffirms Bangkok as the Best Hub for Indochina

BANGKOK, 29 June 2010 – Khiri Travel has announced twice-a-week guaranteed departures for four itineraries across Indochina: Bangkok to Saigon via Angkor Wat, Bangkok to Luang Prabang via either Luang Namtha or Vientiane, and Luang Prabang to Hanoi via the Plain of Jars. The trips require a minimum of two travellers. “The political situation in [...]

Kempinski Residences Siam Bangkok to Open in July

BANGKOK, 28 June 2010 — The Kempinski Residences Siam Bangkok will open 22 July at the same time as the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok. The 98 serviced apartments of the Residences adjoin the new 303-room luxury hotel in the centre of the Thai capital. Guests at Kempinski Residences Siam will have unlimited access to all [...]

Global Fashion Brands Sign 23 MOU with ASEAN Suppliers

BANGKOK, 15 June, 2010 — Eight leading fashion brands from Europe and the United States have signed 23 memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Southeast Asian suppliers at an inaugural textile and apparel industry event in Singapore, June 3-4. High-level sourcing personnel from AVON Products, Debenhams, Guess?, MANGO, M&S (Marks & Spencer), Max Mara, Polo Ralph [...]

More Winning Travel Images & Stories Now on SoutheastAsia.org

BANGKOK, 10 June 2010 – The May winners for the Southeast Asia Awards content contest are now online at www.SoutheastAsia.org. The winning entries represent some of the best travel photography and writing on Southeast Asia, as voted by visitors to the interactive site and by a panel of editors. In the photography category, “The White [...]

Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Launches Room Bookings on Facebook

PHUKET, 8 June 2010 – Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas and O-CE-N Bali by Outrigger have introduced room booking widgets to their Facebook sites. “Outrigger is leading the way in converting the buzz about social media into bookings and rewarding holiday experiences,” said Pieter van der Hoeven, Director of Sales & Marketing for Outrigger [...]

Thailand Needs Your Support. Not Price Cutting

BANGKOK, 2 June 2010 — The Thailand PATA Chapter regrets to observe that Royal Orchid Holidays (ROH), a division of THAI Airways International, has come up with a self-defeating tourism recovery strategy for Thailand – price reductions of 50%. In addition, ROH expects hotels to sweeten the pot further with free dinners, cash vouchers and [...]

Forgotten Pre-Angkor Temples a New Attraction in Cambodia

BANGKOK, 26 May 2010 — Subsistence villagers in central Cambodia are preparing themselves for an increase in tourists who are curious to explore dozens of local temple ruins that pre-date Angkor Wat by up to 500 years. With some international aid, the villagers have set up a small scale infrastructure of handicraft shop, information centre, [...]

Next Mekong Tourism Forum To Take Place In Pakse, Laos

BANGKOK, 25 May 2010 – The 2011 Mekong Tourism Forum will take place in the emerging destination of Pakse, Champasak province, southern Laos, in May 2011. The announcement was made by the Lao National Tourism Administration at the end of a revitalised Mekong Tourism Forum, which attracted a larger-than-expected audience of 213 delegates and closed [...]

Winning Travel Images and Stories Now on SoutheastAsia.org

BANGKOK, 17 May 2010 – The April winners for the www.SoutheastAsia.org content contest have been announced. Both Editor’s Choice and People’s Choice awards for travel photography and travel writing are now online on the increasingly popular travel portal for Southeast Asian destinations. The winning entries represent the finest and most popular entries from the first [...]

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