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Patong Beach, Phuket Phuket is the top destination Thais want to visit during the Songkran holiday, according to Agoda. The website collected booking data as of March 15 for check-in dates between April 13-15 compared to the same period in 2019 and found…

Cherry blossoms on Mt Yoshino reach peak bloom, 30,000 sakura trees published : 2 Apr 2021 at 19:39 A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Friday shows Mount Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Nara prefecture, western…

A staff is disinfecting a passenger wagon at Maha Chai train station. (Photo © The State Railway of Thailand) Chiang Mai and Bangkok are among the top 75 vegetarian-friendly cities in the world, according to the Vegetarian Cities Index 2021. The report was…

below  The deserted St Mark's square is seen in this photo taken on Feb 7, 2021. (AFP photo) MILAN: Just over a year into the pandemic, Venice remains a ghost town. Portofino, a colourful playground for the jet-set on the Ligurian coast, and Varenna…

Tour guide Anna Bigai says Venice "has become a dead city like Pompeii". MILAN - Just over a year into the pandemic, Venice remains a ghost town. Portofino, a colourful playground for the jet-set on the Ligurian coast, and Varenna on the shores…

UK airline to test digital 'health pass' Virgin Atlantic wants governments to ditch paper to get post-pandemic travel moving published : 26 Mar 2021 at 21:13 A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 prepares to land at London Heathrow Airport on Feb 14.…

Phuket seeks quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors published : 25 Mar 2021 at 19:09 A person is seen in water near a beach which is usually full of tourists amid fear of coronavirus in Phuket on March 10 this year. (Reuters photo) Phuket…

Betong International Airport Betong International Airport The Department of Airports (DoA) has launched incentives encouraging airlines to offer direct flights to and from the new Betong International Airport. The airport is the 29th owned and operated by the state-run DoA. It is…

TAT sends out 'Miss You' video Commercial to be aired worldwide as preparations for Oct 1 travel reopening gather pace published : 13 Mar 2021 at 14:49 A sunset in Phangnga from the opening of the Miss You video released by…