TAT Launch the Wonderful Thailand Grand Sale 2011 Website

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 10, 2011

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) cooperating with VISA credit card providers and tourism entrepreneurs are delighted to present Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2011 which will be held from June 15th to August 15th, 2011. The site will highlight info of the event, tourist attractions, spas, accommodation, and restaurants in seven participating provinces which are: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Samui, Phuket, and Had Yai. Tourists can get pleasure from discounts from participating stores in:

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TAT Launch the Wonderful Thailand Grand Sale 2011 Website

Thailand Shining Via Introduces Thailand Super Deal Aiming to Set Off Thai Tourism in this Festive Season

Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) November 24, 2009

Thailand welcomes travelers to discover Extraordinary Thailand by launching ‘Thailand Super Deal’ aiming to attract guests about the world. Over 150 attractive bargains in key cities which include Phuket, Krabi, and Chinagmai are presented. Regardless of whether you prefer a five-star accommodation or a boutique hotel in the heart of the city, they are prepared to serve you. Additionally, travel operators are offering unique package tours all through the nation.

Just about every year, 14 million visitors come to Thailand to explore the country that functions diversified landscape. From the mountainous geography in the North, to the plateaus in the Northeast, beautiful beaches in the South, and the thrilling nightlife in Bangkok guests will encounter them all in one particular country. And for these who are fond of ruins and history, there are a large number of ancient kingdoms all through the nation whether it is 700 years old Lanna Kingdom in Chiangmai or wonderful ruins in the Northeast.

Thai cuisine is certainly the world’s famous these days. Lots of of you may perhaps have tasted the renowned ‘Tom Yum Goong’ (Hot and Sour Soup with Shrimp) then again, there are lots of much more tasty dishes that Thai people today in 4 totally different regions have to offer you. In other words, each and every region serves unique kind of food which you can pick out at your preference. No matter whether it’s spicy or somewhat bland, harmony is the guiding principle of each dish. In reality, Thai fare is a harmonious mixture of Eastern and Western influences. Your taste buds will surely be tantalized by its flavor.

Thais are very sentimental persons and annual festivals, each commemorative and celebrative, play crucial roles in Thai people’s lives. As you could possibly have seen and heard, most of the Thai celebrations are so joyful that travelers want to participate. They are colorful and heartening events portraying the Thai traits. Each celebration represents a centuries-extended, stunning heritage which makes Thailand a single of the most exotic countries in Asia. Thailand is a Buddhist country therefore, the Thai culture is heavily influenced by Buddhism and most festivals are connected to the religion. Visitors can learn the amazing festivals all through the year.

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Thailand Shining Via Introduces Thailand Super Deal Aiming to Set Off Thai Tourism in this Festive Season

CB Richard Elis Thailand Focus on Asia"s Growing Retirement And Second Home Market

Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) July 27, 2007

For the last 30 years South East Asian countries have competed to attract tourists. Today the focus is on quality not just quantity. Part of this strategy is to attract retirement and second home (RSH) purchasers, according to a recent report from CB Richard Ellis Thailand.

RSH purchasers have become major components in the tourism and property markets in Spain, Florida and Australia’s gold coast. The RSH market is growing in South East Asia. Competition between countries is intensifying but significant obstacles still remain in particular foreign ownership of property, availability of property loans for foreigner, and visas.

The benefits of the RSH market are that once a property is purchased, repeat visits by the buyer are guaranteed avoiding the growing competition to attract tourists. The length of stay is longer and more money is spent on local goods and services.

Thailand has been at the forefront of retirement and second home development centred in Phuket and the Andaman coast, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Cha Am, and Koh Samui. Thailand offers an attractive combination of quality of living compared to cost but still has restrictive property ownership rules. Thailand is facing growing competition from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam to attract RSH purchasers.

Malaysia has been the most aggressive country in providing an attractive property ownership, property financing and visa structure. The ‘Malaysia My Second Home Programme’ allows foreign ownership of land with houses, the ability for foreigners to borrow money to fund a property purchase and a ten year visa. In 2006, 8,700 people had successfully applied for the ‘Malaysia My Second Home Programme’.

Singapore as well as developing two integrated resorts with casinos to attract visitors also has Sentosa Cove, a resort development aimed specifically at foreigners. Overseas buyers are permitted to own a 99-year lease for land with houses. This is the only place in Singapore where foreign land ownership is permitted although there is no restriction on foreign ownership of condominium developments. Vietnam allows foreigners 50-year leases.

The RSH market is destined to grow driven not only by expatriates working in Asia, but also by Asian buyers. Thailand has enjoyed huge growth in medical tourism driven by Middle East and South Asian demand for good quality, reasonably priced medical care. These medical tourists could also become RSH purchasers particularly as countries like India look at relaxing controls on investment overseas.

“Thailand faces growing competition to attract RSH purchasers from other countries that can offer an attractive combination of quality and cost of living. This competition means that, in order to succeed, countries will have to offer attractive property ownership, property financing and visa regulations,” according to Mr. James Pitchon, Executive Director at CB Richard Ellis Thailand.

Thailand has introduced a retirement visa and about 12,000 foreigners had successfully applied in the first seven months of 2006.

The RSH market will to continue to grow. The strongest growth will be from Asian buyers. In 2007, the Korean government relaxed conditions for Korean nationals investing in property overseas and CB Richard Ellis has already seen an increase in Korean demand for Thai property. India has also relaxed its conditions for its nationals investing overseas.

As the market becomes more competitive countries will need to examine property ownership and financing restrictions as well as visa policies to fully benefit from the booming RSH market.

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CB Richard Elis Thailand Focus on Asia"s Growing Retirement And Second Home Market

Thailand"s Medical Tourism is Booming - Thailand on its Way to Become Asia"s Medical Hub

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 5, 2009

The Royal Thai Government’s strategy in 2004 for Thailand to become Asia’s medical hub is becoming a reality as Thailand continues to see an increase in medical tourism. With an annual growth rate of 14% for the sector, ahead of the county’s GDP, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Department of Export Promotion (DEP) expects to see two million visitors wanting to take advantage of lower medical treatments by 2010.

In 2008 Research and Markets reported that, although Thailand is faced with tough competition from India and Malaysia, Thailand has treated the highest number of international tourists in Asia. High health care costs, overloaded medical facilities and the fact that Thailand provides the most advanced treatments by internationally trained medical staff are reasons why medical tourists are choosing Thailand. “Thailand’s ultra-new and modern hospitals are less than a decade old and feel more like luxury hotels catering to tourists, than places to treat the infirm” (Tourism Authority of Thailand). The cost for health care in Thailand is about one fifth of what you would pay in the United States or Europe, making it more significant that in 2008, foreign patients generated an estimated $ 6 billion USD for Thailand. According to one international medical travel journal, the Royal Thai Government has put together a five-year plan that aims to double this revenue by 2014.

Deloitte Consulting estimated 750,000 Americans traveled abroad for health care services in 2007, a figure that was expected to double last year, with a forecasted global market expansion of more than 20% annually going forward to 2012. Thailand is ready to meet the growing industry by continuously making sure international standards are met and offering a level of hospitality not found in any other medical center around the world at affordable prices.

People are traveling to Thailand for routine maintenance like dental to cosmetic surgery, gastric bypass surgery and heart surgery. Medical tourists can undergo and recover from many non-invasive procedures during a normal two-week holiday in Thailand. A new guidebook Patients Beyond Borders: Thailand Edition released on Monday by Josef Woodman, CEO of Healthy Travel Media, offers an in-depth overview of Thailand’s international hospitals, selected health travel agents, nearby recovery and guest accommodations, spas, and area travel information so that travelers know where to go in Thailand to get their world-class medical treatment.

Thailand’s rapid growth into becoming Asia’s medical hub is also creating great opportunities in related fields. The medical device sector is continuing to see healthy growth to meet the demands of health care facilities for new upgraded medical machinery and devices. Research and development for tropical diseases like malaria and dengue fever are areas also open for further investment. As Thailand’s medical tourism industry continues to grow, its health care industry will flourish as well.

About the Tourism Authority of Thailand

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was established in 1960 by the Royal Thai Government to be specifically responsible for tourism promotion. In 1965, TAT opened its first overseas office in New York. Since then, TAT has established 21 offices in different parts of the world including the Los Angeles office. TAT aims to provide the best Thailand traveling information to the public and media members as well as work closely with our travel partners to develop new deals and packages.

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Bumrungrad International the initial private hospital to be awarded Thailand Quality Class (TQC) for organizational excellence

Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) June 18, 2009

Bumrungrad International, Southeast Asia’s biggest private hospital and 1 of the world’s best medical travel destinations, has been recognized for its globe class organizational excellence by becoming awarded the Thailand Good quality Class (TQC) award for 2008.

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu, presented this prestigious award at the recent 2008 Thailand High quality Awards (TQA). The honor, based on the famous Malcolm Baldrige Award in America, recognizes an organization’s strategic, management, and operational good quality. Given that TQA began in 2002, Bumrungrad International is the 1st private hospital to qualify for TQC.

Following the typical set by The Baldrige Award, TQC honors companies–manufacturing and service, modest and big–along with education, well being care and nonprofit organizations that are judged to be outstanding in seven locations: leadership strategic planning consumer and market place focus measurement, evaluation, and information management workforce concentrate procedure management and results.

Since 1999, when Bumrungrad became the initial Asian hospital accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the international arm of the organization that testimonials and accredits hospitals in the United States, the hospital has continued to seek third-party critique in its continued effort to be benchmarked against a planet standard for quality and care.

The award adds to a list of honors lately achieved by Bumrungrad, which includes “Thailand’s Most Revolutionary Firm” by Chulalongkorn University’s School of Company leading medical tourism destination (Tourism Authority of Thailand) top Thai firm for good quality of goods and services (Asian Wall Street Journal) and excellence in data technology (Assoc. of Medical Directors of Information Systems).

Bumrungrad CEO Mack Banner noted, “We have been fortunate to acquire several awards, especially more than this final year, but the TQA competition is specific for us due to the fact it focuses on the general high quality and final results of the organization. The distinction with the TQC vs. other awards we have received is that the concentrate of the TQC is on a company’s commitment to top quality, the top quality processes within the organization, and also the final results of these processes. Due to the fact it is such an substantial evaluation, we are very honored to be recognized for our efforts.”

About Bumrungrad International

Bumrungrad International is an internationally accredited, multi-specialty hospital positioned in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1980, these days it is the biggest private hospital in Southeast Asia, with 554 beds and over 30 specialty centers. Bumrungrad gives state-or-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic and intensive care facilities in a a single-quit medical center.

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Bumrungrad International the initial private hospital to be awarded Thailand Quality Class (TQC) for organizational excellence

Thailand Voted Asia"s Number One particular Travel Location

Chiang Mai, Thailand (PRWEB) Might 2, 2007

A survey performed by Visa International Asia Pacific in conjunction with Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) estimates that 52 percent of travelers were contemplating Asia as their subsequent travel destination. Thailand topped the list as the number one particular location of decision in Asia. Thailand’s regional culture was the main reason cited by much more than 50 percent of respondents.

Blessed with gorgeous beaches, magnificent mountains, and friendly folks, Thailand has been a common location for tourism in Asia for years. With a culture wealthy in classic arts and crafts, visitors there devote a lot of time shopping. It really is essential to know exactly where to discover genuine handicrafts and get the greatest bargains.

Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the centers from which most tourists knowledge the country. Bangkok boasts a massive selection of products from all over Thailand, easily accessible at a quantity of markets and street fairs. Chiang Mai is exactly where a lot of of the products discovered in Bangkok come from, such as a lot of silks, woodcarvings, gifts, home decor, and handmade paper products. Here are the areas to shop — the most well-known, AND the Very best Kept Secrets.

Bangkok

CHATUCHAK WEEKEND Marketplace

Chatuchak Weekend Industry is the undisputed center for getting Thai Handicrafts of all kinds. Now it really is effortlessly accessible by each subway and Sky Train — so when time is restricted, this is the location to go. Mixed in with knock-off jeans and low-cost sneakers are some outstanding Thai products. Ideal Kept Secret? Chatuchak is open on Fridays as “wholesale day”, but all are welcome. Keep away from the weekend crowds and get the greatest bargains.

NARAYANA PHAND THAI HANDICRAFT CENTER

Travelers with a really tight schedule go to the Narayana Phand Thai Handicraft Center located across the street from Central World Shopping Center in Pratunam. Beautifully presented Thai handicrafts from all over the country are sold at fixed prices. Numerous things from Royal Projects sold here support Hill Tribe, disabled and elderly artisans. Best Kept Secret? The basement shops are independent sellers, promoting numerous of the same products as in the major shop at drastically decreased rates.

SILOM ROAD/PATPONG

At night, the financial district of Bangkok becomes a industry packed with every variety of product, legal and illegal. Shoppers who brave the crowds and the touts can find out budding artisans staked out promoting distinctive designs – from delicately carved soap flowers (warning – these fade in the sun!) to hand-produced sandals. Best Kept Secret? Most “Thai Silk” sold on the street is genuinely polyester. Genuine silk catches on the fingers, and the ends of any fringe will have fibers of varying sizes, including quite fine ones.

SUAN LUM NIGHT BAZAAR

The days of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar are numbered. Soon to be replaced by a condominium complex, this treasured shopping expertise is property to all sorts of independent sellers — many of whom design and make their very own home decor designs. It’s just down the road from Lumpini Park, convenient for spending a entire evening dining, shopping and typically getting a pleasant time. Ideal Kept Secret? Next to the Bazaar at the Lumpini Boxing Stadium is a little shop promoting genuine Muay Thai (Thai boxing) paraphernalia — not tourist knock-offs. Do not miss the boxing glove key rings.

Chiang Mai

NIGHT BAZAAR

Like Silom road in Bangkok, the location of Chiang Mai subsequent to the river transforms itself nightly to a street market place providing all sorts of delightful handicrafts. This is the very first location to go in Chiang Mai, because artisans from all over Northern Thailand display their products here. For indoor shopping, there are two large handicraft malls on either side of the main street — Vieng Ping Night Bazaar and Kalare. Very best Kept Secret? Kalare has continuously running cultural shows — and they are totally free.

BAN TAWAI

About twenty minutes from Chiang Mai City by automobile, Ban Tawai is the center for handicraft decor and furniture products. Most of the “antiques” here are not considerably older than an Ikea sofa, but the designs are standard and the makers are professional at aging them. Ideal Kept Secret? Savvy shoppers go previous the principal location an additional half kilometer to see the articles being created, speak to the artists, and get the best rates.

BO SANG

Outdoors Chiang Mai on the SanKamPaeng road is an entire village whose inhabitants are committed to the creating and trading of Thai handicrafts. Walking the major street of Bo Sang gives a sense of the assortment offered, but bargain hunters duck to the back rooms to find the genuine treasures. Greatest Kept Secret? Factory direct prices for hand made mulberry paper are in a remote component of Bo Sang called Ton Bau. This is exactly where the makers are, and all have shops for browsing.

SUNDAY Industry

Every Sunday evening, the streets from Thai Pae Gate to Wat Pra Sihng are closed to visitors. Vendors from all more than Thailand lay out blankets and sell striking and original items at bargain-basement prices. Greatest Kept Secret? Many of the temples in the walking area also provide space for vendors. Shoppers uncover bargains although viewing temples at a time they would not normally be open to the public.

For aspiring travelers who will not get to Thailand this year, there is yet another alternative for satisfying that wish for genuine Thai handicrafts — get direct from Thailand on the Net. Thailand’s Net infrastructure has drastically enhanced, and with the advent of international payment systems like http://PayPal.com, the days of expensive wire transfers and letters of credit are gone. These days, shoppers go on-line and order Thai handicrafts direct from Thailand and have them delivered door-to-door with no knowledge of import-export. Ideal Kept Secret? The oldest and most skilled of these on-line vendors is http://ExporThai.com. ExporThai.com has been promoting Thai Handicrafts wholesale above the Internet considering that 1999, serving thousand of buyers all more than the world.

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Thailand Voted Asia"s Number One particular Travel Location

Thailand Grabs the Best Five AsiaSpa Awards 2012 - TAT News

(PRWEB) December 06, 2012

The remaining four had been:

Day Spa of the Year: The Oasis Spa Lanna, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Spa Retreat of the Year: Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa, Ko Samui, Thailand

Thailand Grabs the Best Five AsiaSpa Awards 2012 - TAT News

WCK MuayThai Celebrates the King of Thailand Birthday with a WBC MuayThai Sanctioned Planet Championship Event on December 5th, 2009

Primm, NV (PRWEB) November four, 2009

Dennis Warner, In Sync Productions and Primm Valley Casino Resorts join in the international celebrations, devoted to the birthday of the King of Thailand on December 5th, 2009 with an comprehensive lineup of exceptional Muay Thai expert and amateur fighters, who will battle for WBC, IKKC and IAMTF titles at the Star of Desert Arena of Buffalo Bills Resort and Casino. The festive weekend will contain the cultural gems of Thailand: Thai cuisine at every single casino restaurant and buffet, standard Thai dance, deep tissue and foot massages and, of course, globe-class Muay Thai. The Primm Valley Casino Resorts supply one thing for everyone with golf on two award-winning courses, roller coaster, log flume and a lot more, as nicely as a world-well-known outlet mall.

The fight card is topped by the new WBC International Super welterweight champion Malaipet, who reclaimed the title from Richard Fenwick in July of this year in an epic battle, ending in TKO, and who will defend the title against James Cook of Fairtex. This is the second time the two will meet in the ring their very first encounter in 2003 left an unforgettable impression of non-cease action on the spectators.

Romie Adanza will fight for his third international title against Japanese Kunitaka Fujiwara, who is currently ranked as number eighteen in the planet by WBC MuayThai. Adanzas current fight history includes a WBC International Super bantamweight title fight against the British Paulo Da Silva at the Las Vegas Hilton earlier this year, exactly where he TKOed his way to the victory in the fourth round.

The Las Vegas MuayThai fans will also have a likelihood to see several of the local top dogs in action: Kevin Ross will take on the East Coast star, Chike Lindsay-Ajudua Shawn Yarborough will battle against Manson Gibson for a WBC National title. Chaz Mulkey, Scott Leffler and Jack Thames will also have a opportunity to show off their talent on the property field.

The total professional fight card is as follows:

WBC Muaythai International Super Welterweight Title: 5 rounds

Malaipet vs James Cook

WBC Muaythai International Super Bantamweight Title: 5 rounds

Romie Adanza vs Kunitaka Fujiwara

WBC Muaythai US Welterweight Title: five rounds

Kevin Ross vs Chike Lindsay

WCK MuayThai Celebrates the King of Thailand Birthday with a WBC MuayThai Sanctioned Planet Championship Event on December 5th, 2009