Khiri Travel To Open in Myanmar

Edwin Briels, General Manager Image here BANGKOK, 27July 2011 – The Khiri Travel Group has announced further expansion with an office in Myanmar headed by Mr Edwin Briels as General Manager. The new office opens in Yangon in August 2011. Khiri Travel, founded in 1994, currently has seven offices operational in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and [...]

The 10 Big Tourism Issues That Need to be Addressed in the Greater Mekong Region

BANGKOK, 19 May 2011 – Ahead of the Mekong Tourism Forum on 27-28 May 2011 in Laos, Khiri Travel asked its country managers in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam to identify the unnecessary obstacles to growth currently impacting tourism across the Greater Mekong Region.    They identified 10 issues ranging from practical operational matters to [...]

Khiri Travel Group Makes Two Senior Appointments

BANGKOK, 18 April 2011 – Khiri Group CEO and co-founder Willem Niemeijer has made two senior appointments at Khiri DMC (destination management company). Francois Girard has been appointed General Manager of Khiri DMC. Craig Roach has been appointed Khiri DMC Director of Product and Operations. Both appointments are Bangkok based at Khiri DMC head office [...]

Two Outrigger Resorts in Thailand, Ready for Kids and Families this Summer

PHUKET, 29 March 2011 — The newly opened Outrigger Koh Samui Resort and Spa and the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas in Thailand have lined up activities and facilities to entertain the whole family during the upcoming Songkran, Easter and summer holiday period.    Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas is renowned for its  [...]

Khiri Travel Appoints New Country Manager for Vietnam and Cambodia

BANGKOK, 27 January 2011 – Khiri Travel has appointed Mr Terry Gordon as Joint Country Manager for Vietnam and Cambodia, effective immediately. He will be based in the Khiri Vietnam office in Ho Chi Minh City. Mr Gordon, an Australian national, is a former Royal Australian Air Force officer with a strong track record in [...]

Emerging Khmer Destination Unveils Its First Website

BANGKOK, 28 September 2010 – Khiri Reach and GTZ have launched a community tourism website to promote the little known 8th-10th century Khmer ruins of Sambor Prei Kuk in central Cambodia. The website, www.samborpreikuk.com, was jointly funded by Khiri Reach, the not-for-profit arm of Khiri Travel, and GTZ (German Development Cooperation), which is financed by [...]

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 [...]

Khiri Travel Starts Trips Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains

BANGKOK, 8 March 2010 – Khiri Travel has launched small group tours to Cambodia’s Cardamom mountains, the largest tropical forest wilderness area in mainland Southeast Asia. The company says that the township of Chi Phat in the Cardamoms is emerging as Southeast Asia’s new adventure destination for mountain biking, trekking, kayaking, wildlife spotting, bird watching and [...]

Khiri Travel Launches ‘Tribes and Rivers of Northern Laos’

BANGKOK, THAILAND, 4 February 2010 — Khiri Travel has launched a “Tribes and Rivers of Northern Laos” tour. The luxury seven-day tour is part of the company’s Khiri Gold collection of travel experiences. Khiri Gold tours are designed for discerning top-end travellers who require authentic travel without compromising comfort levels. The tour explores the northern [...]

Khiri Travel Launches Separate CSR Division

BANGKOK, 26 November 2009 — The Khiri Travel Group today launched Khiri Reach, a separate and permanent charitable wing of the group. Khiri Reach is dedicated to helping people across Indochina and Thailand in places where the tour operator visits. A new website, Khirireach.com, gives details the eight projects that are currently benefiting from Khiri [...]

Khiri Voyages To Target Discerning Thai Leisure Travellers

BANGKOK, 19 October 2009 — The Bangkok-based Khiri Travel Group will this week launch a new company called Khiri Voyages. The new entity will supply a deliberately limited high quality range of overseas holidays direct to residents of Thailand. Khiri Voyages will specialize in authentic travel to Bhutan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Korea, Indochina and [...]

Enjoy ‘Caravan’ Live on Trip to Ubon and Southern Laos

BANGKOK, 6 October 2009 – New tour operator, Khiri Voyages, is offering tourists a trip with a difference to Ubon Ratchathani and southern Laos. A four-day/three-night nature and merit-making trip 22-26 October will include a live performance by Thai folk band Caravan. Friday 23 October is a public holiday in Thailand. Tourists are being invited to [...]

Khiri Travel Group Launches Khiri DMC

BANGKOK, 22 September 2009 — The Khiri Travel Group will launch Khiri DMC at PATA Travel Mart in Hangzhou, China this week. Khiri DMC will function as a dedicated destination management company within the group. The DMC will deliver services for travel agents and tour operators sending clients to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The [...]

Khiri Travel Enhances Thailand’s Forest Guide Standards

BANGKOK, 17 September 2009 – Indochina travel specialists, Khiri Travel conducted forest knowledge training for nine trekking guides late last month in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The objective was to enhance the quality of Khiri’s treks by improving the information given to guests about forest ecosystems and land use in Thailand and neighbouring countries. Khiri [...]

Khiri Travel Speaks Out Against Plastic Bag Problem

BANGKOK, 27 August 2009 – Bangkok based travel agent Khiri Travel is seeking to raise awareness of the disposable plastic bag problem in Thailand and Indochina. As a practical first step, the company has purchased 1,000 machine washable cotton bags which it will distribute to tourism partners, villagers and staff in destinations it visits. Share [...]