World Hotel Travel Blog

The upscale Laguna Phuket Resort occupies 600 acres of tropical beachfront parkland on the northwest coast of Phuket island in Southern Thailand. The competition among the “iron men” from Thailand and international countries includes swimming, cycling and marathon racing. Also, there are activities to encourage the participants to experience the adventure routes along Phuket’s tourist attractions. Read the rest of this entry »

Each year in late November to early December, the world famous River Kwai Bridge built by Allied prisoners-of-war during World War II, becomes the focal point of celebrations.

Event highlights include historical and archaeological exhibits, a carnival, folk and cultural performances, rides on World War II vintage trains, and a spectacular light and sound presentation re-enacting the bridge’s World War II legacy.

Watch the light-and-sound show in remembrance of the bridge and the construction of the “Death Railway” during World War II (There are 4 sets of headphones available in English, Japanese, Chinese and German). A wealth of entertainment and Exhibitions are on display.

Sydney-Melbourne Touring has appointed Klick Communications to deliver a PR and social media campaign that illuminates the variety of experiences unique to the Sydney-Melbourne Touring routes; the Sydney Melbourne Coastal Drive, the Sydney Melbourne Heritage Drive and Great Alpine Road.

Sydney-Melbourne Touring Chairman Ken Hore says, “Klick’s tourism experience and passion for new media bring a fresh new approach to our business that has been highly anticipated. The key objective for the next twelve months is to reinvigorate the concept of the ‘road-trip’ holiday and generate excitement for this kind of travel between Sydney and Melbourne.”

Klick Director Kim McKay says, “We are so excited to be working with Sydney-Melbourne Touring on this campaign. The underlying insight for us is that if you’re rushing from Point A to Point B, you’re missing the point. Who doesn’t feel like that sometimes? What we are going to communicate is that it’s not about what money can and can’t buy – it’s about reclaiming your time and creating memories that will last a lifetime.”

The campaign will launch with a social media campaign that will be rolled out over the next 10 months, kicking off with American social media producer Scotty Iseri, the star of Scotty Got an Office Job, making two episodes featuring the Sydney-Melbourne Touring driving routes this week. Read the rest of this entry »

The GLOW Trinity Silom, Bangkok has launched special promotions until 31 December 2009.

- Stay 3, Pay 2: GLOW for less. Book three nights at the freshly opened GLOW Trinity Silom, and pay for only two. Enjoy the complimentary Wifi and delicious daily breakfast for an extra day on us. Room rates start from THB 2,000 including breakfast for a Superior Room and THB 2,500 for Deluxe room.

- Extended Stay: GLOW for longer. Take advantage of special reduced rates when you book a stay for 14 days or more at GLOW Trinity Silom. In addition, enjoy discounts at the hotel’s two restaurants – a 10% discount on food (including for room service) at the Foodie and a 15% discount on food and beverage at Botantei.

- Free Room Upgrade: At GLOW, less is more. Book a Superior room for at least two nights at the Leisure Rate, and get a free upgrade to a Deluxe Room (subject to availability). Read the rest of this entry »

Autumn is approaching, it’s high time to go for a trip in this golden season! From now until November 30th 2009, for consecutive three nights stay or longer stay, Enjoy 20% discount off the Best Available Rate! Deal: 548 CNY / night! Book at http://www.grandmercurehongqiao.cn.

Twenty contestants in the Miss Belgium 2010 beauty contest are to visit Phuket during 16-23 November, 2009, as part of the efforts by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to generate publicity and attract more visitors from Belgium and other countries of the European Union.

The TAT Paris office together with BEST Tours, a major Belgian tour operator, won the support of the organizer of the beauty pageant to select Phuket as the backdrop destination for the various fashion and other film-shoots featured in the beauty pageant. Read the rest of this entry »

Miss Chutathip Chareonlarp, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Office said that, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, in cooperation with the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Provincial Administrative Organization, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Municipality, Fine Arts Department, TAT Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Office, and relevant public and private agencies, will arrange the “Ayutthaya World Heritage and Red Cross Fair 2009”, during 11-20 December, 2009, at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park to celebrate the occasion that the UN World Heritage Committee announced the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Historical Park as a Cultural World Heritage Site in 1991.

In this event, there will be many interesting activities. Firstly, the Lord Buddha relics at Chao Sam Phraya National Museum for the public to pay respect. Furthermore, there will be exhibitions and booths to sell OTOP products and well-known goods from 16 districts. Visitors can see an aqricultural exhibition, flowering and decorative plants, and attend a food fair. The Community and Village Leaders’ Thai Country Song Singing Contest, floating market activities, cultural performances, Thida Krungkao Contest, Red Cross booths, as well as buying a Red Cross lottery for donation, are also some other features of this event.

Vistors should NOT MISS to experience the peaceful atmosphere of the ancient people’s way of life in the imitation marketplace of the Ayutthaya Period and use a replica of an ancient coin, Phot Duang, to exchange for food and desserts. Admire the light and sound performance, “Krung Si Ayutthaya : The Great Kings” (15 rounds; 10 days 10 nights). The opening ceremony will be arranged on Friday,11 December, 2009. The ticket costs 200 baht and 500 baht. Read the rest of this entry »

Accor announces the opening of the first ibis in Pune and the second ibis for India. ibis, the international economy hotel brand of Accor and the worldwide reference in the economy hotel sector, opened its doors in Pune today. Strategically situated five minutes away from Pune International Airport and on the prominent Nagar Road artery, the ibis Pune will be welcoming guests from later today.

ibis Pune has 175 comfortable, well-designed and fully equipped guest rooms with en suite modular bathrooms, a contemporary fit-out including flat screen TV, Wi-Fi and broadband internet access to suit the needs of both business and leisure travellers. Responsive to the needs of travelers, Ibis Pune will provide round-the-clock reception, value accommodation and food & beverage services to visitors to Pune. Read the rest of this entry »

Pullman hotels and resorts, hotels designed specifically for today’s business and leisure travellers, announced today that the Pullman Kuching will open on 17 November, 2009. Pullman Kuching will be Accor’s second Pullman in Malaysia.

Whether visiting Kuching for business or pleasure “Check-in, Chill-out” in any of the 389 spacious guest rooms at hotel, each boasting the latest technological in¬room connectivity devices and other ‘PULLMAN ROOM’ signature features such as Pullman Bed, LCD Televisions with a large selection of international channels, high speed Internet access, in room safety box and Pullman in room fitness workout equipment. Read the rest of this entry »

Most of the world’s leading airport operators (80%) intend to make passenger self-service the primary channel for check-in, according to a new global survey launched today. And 52% rated the introduction of “electronic documents” as the technology which will have the most significant impact at airports in the near future, initially driven by the adoption of bar-coded boarding passes sent directly to mobile phones – a key enabler for genuinely paperless travel.

The 6th annual SITA Airport IT Trends survey, co-sponsored by Airline Business and the Airports Council International (ACI), had a record 106 responses from airports and airport groups representing 172 airports from around the world including 56 from the Top 100 in terms of revenue and passengers.

The survey which was launched today at the ACI World Conference in Kuala Lumpur, also found that IT budgets for airports in 2008 were largely unaffected by the global economic downturn with IT investments as % of revenue decreasing slightly from 3.5% in 2007 to 3.2% in 2008. The world airport IT industry is estimated to be worth $3 billion and 45% of this year’s survey respondents expect an increase in budget in 2010 while only 14% expect a lower budget.

Catherine Mayer, SITA Vice President for Airports, said: “This year’s survey confirms that self-service is a global trend with almost 80% of respondents planning to make it the primary means for check-in by 2010 as is already the case at 40% of the world’s top 100 airports. Read the rest of this entry »