Saturday, 10 August 2013

Through the sky to Mandalay

From September 15, Thailand's boutique airline, Bangkok Airways, will be offering four flights a week between Bangkok and Mandalay. 
The Airbus 319 service operates on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with Bangkok Airways' flight PG709 departing Bangkok at 12pm and arriving at Mandalay at 1.30pm. The return flight PG710 takes off at 2.10pm and lands at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport at 4.35pm. Tucked away in upper Myanmar, Mandalay is considered the country's cultural hub. The city draws the travellers with trips to Buddhist temples, pagodas and boat rides along Irrawaddy River. The airline is offering a round trip ticket for Bt3,790 until November 30.  



Beauty in cyberspace 
 
From Botox to hair transplants, the new travel website www.FindYourFabulousThailand.com - offers more than 100 deals and promotions on wellness and health tourism around Thailand. The new website is orchestrated by the leaders of Thailand's medical tourism industry, among them the Holistic Medical Centre, the Life Centre and Thai Airways International. The campaign is aimed at women in the Asia-Pacific market, including Thailand, who are looking for ways to rediscover themselves. The offers cover a wide selection of wellness and beauty treatments, spa packages and hotel stays in Thailand. 

Destination prizes 
Thailand has picked up three prizes from the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) 2013 Grand Awards. The winners are Centara Hotels & Resorts, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Sampran Riverside. Centara, Thailand's home-grown hospitality group, is awarded for its outstanding education and training programmes, while TAT is recognised for its "Discover the Other You" digital marketing campaign. Sampran Riverside, or the Rose Garden as your mum would have called it, wins for its excellent eco-cultural programme. The award presentation is being held next month in China. 

On your marks … 
The Adidas King of the Road will take place at Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 8. Billed as a leading running championship across Southeast Asia region, the race is open for men and women of all nations to compete over three different runs - 16.8 km, 10km and 5km. Visit www.AdidasKingOfTheRoad.com.
source: Eleven Myanmar

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