Korea’s BigBang will be playing two Thai concerts next month. People heading to Bangkok to experience Thailand’s great diversity and atmosphere have plenty of opportunities available to them. The city is one of the most vibrant places on Earth and it takes many different cultural influences from all over the Asia-Pacific region. One act that is very popular in Thailand « Continue Reading »
Keane will be playing at Bangkok’s Moonstar studios next month. Bangkok is one of the most vibrant and thriving cities in the world and as such it attracts many of the music’s top acts and bands to its stage every year. This tradition is set to continue on October 4th when Keane come to Thailand. The British rock band will « Continue Reading »
A number of authorities in Bangkok will implement new tourist attractions. Bangkok is already one of the favourite holiday hotspots in the entire world – the most popular outside of Europe according to a recent poll by Mastercard – but Thai tourism chiefs are not resting on their laurels. According to the Bangkok Post, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the « Continue Reading »
F1 champ heading to Bangkok Reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he will be showing off his supreme driving skills in Bangkok this December at the 25th Race of Champions (ROC) event. For the past five years Vettel has joined forces with fellow countryman Michael Schumacher to take Team Germany to victory in the ROC Nations Cup « Continue Reading »
Just £104 for a night for two in Bangkok The Thai capital, Bangkok, has come out in third place on a new index comparing the relative cost of a night’s stay and entertainment in a host of major cities around the world. Trip Advisor’s TripIndex: Summer 2012 compared the total cost of a four-star room for two, a round-trip taxi « Continue Reading »
Coastal resort welcoming record numbers Pattaya, a city lying on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, is set to achieve record visitor numbers this year. The resort destination, which lies just 165km away from Bangkok, is predicted to welcome around eight million hotel guests in 2012, following a nine per cent surge in hotel occupancy rates in 2011. « Continue Reading »
Thailand and Cambodia strike bus deal A direct bus route between Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, and its Cambodian counterpart Phnom Penh has been opened. Under the terms of the agreement struck between the two nation’s tourism ministers, Cambodia has been given permission to issue licences to 30 buses and ten trucks, while Thailand will give licenses to up to 30 trucks « Continue Reading »