August 2010
Bangkok Post
Bangkok voted world's best city
Bangkok has been voted the world's best city, followed by Chiang Mai, in the magazine Travel + Leisure's 2010 World's Best Awards readers survey.
Florence in Italy, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico and Rome, Italy were the other cities that made up the top five. Read more
August 2010
Phuket Gazette
Phuket airport arrivals soar
Passenger traffic through Phuket International Airport during the first half
of this year surged 28 per cent compared to a year earlier – marking a
dramatic recovery for Phuket as the island resort province leads Thailand’s*
*tourism revival and a return toward the boom statistics of 2007. Read more
April 2010
Bangkok Post
Air traffic rises despite red protests
Simmering political unrest in Bangkok is not expected to hit air passenger traffic through Suvarnabhumi Airport during the upcoming Songkran holidays as feared.
On the contrary, Airports of Thailand Plc(AoT) expects passenger throughput between April 9 and 18 to increase by 3.74% over the same period last year to a daily average of 130,000...
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January 2010
CB Richard Ellis
Residential market grows despite House Price Index
CB Richard Ellis sees residential market sentiment as positive throughout the majority of 2009 with prices and opinion improving quarter on quarter.
A recent press release from another agent highlighted the drop in the house price index, placing Thailand’s residential market 38th out of a sample of 42, above Dubai and three Eastern European countries. Whilst the Thai House Price Index reflected the launch of cheaper house, either of smaller size or more fringe locations, the implication that prices are dropping could not be further from the truth.
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November 2009
Lonely Planet
Thailand second best-value destination Iceland, Thailand, London best-value destinations.
Iceland and London are among the world's best-value destinations thanks to the economic crisis, travel guide firm Lonely Planet said Tuesday, while Thailand remains tough to beat.
South Africa, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Kenya and Las Vegas in Nevada rounded out the top 10, said the British-based company in its "Best In Travel 2010" guide. Read more
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