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Cense by Spa Cenvaree launches first independent branch in Phuket

multifaceted village design offers selection of treatments

Cense by Spa Cenvaree launches first independent branch in Phuket

BANGKOK, Thailand - Cense by Spa Cenvaree, the spa brand recently launched by Centara Hotels & Resorts for people in need of spa treatments but who may not have the time to spare for long ...

Phuket police chief asks for help to reduce number of crimes against visitors

Tourist Safety In Phuket

Phuket police chief asks for help to reduce number of crimes against visitors

PHUKET, Thailand - The chief of police in Phuket, Thailand, has asked for help to reduce the number of serious crimes against visitors in the popular beach resort.

Phuket tourism operators livid over competition from Russian rivals

Russian tour operators investigated in Phuket

Phuket tourism operators livid over competition from Russian rivals

PHUKET, Thailand - Local tourism operators in Phuket are unhappy with competition posed by Russian rivals.

SKAL Phuket donates funds to the "Phuket has been good to us" Foundation

Full Monty charity event benefits children’s programs

SKAL Phuket donates funds to the "Phuket has been good to us" Foundation

On Saturday, December 8, 2012, Skal Phuket hosted a charity event, FULL MONTY, at the Bliss Beach Club to raise funds for charity.

Green Globe certifies Movenpick Resort Bangtao Beach in Phuket

sets new benchmarks in luxury hotel industry worldwide

Green Globe certifies Movenpick Resort Bangtao Beach in Phuket

LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announced certification of Movenpick Resort Bangtao Beach in Phuket, Thailand.

Body of Dutch visitor found off Phuket's famous Patong Beach

Dutch tourist found dead in Phuket

Body of Dutch visitor found off Phuket's famous Patong Beach

PHUKET, Thailand - The body of a 27-yearold Dutch tourist was found floating in the sea off Phuket's famous Patong Beach yesterday, having sustained a head injury, police said.

Movenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach recertified by Green Globe

Sustainability efforts of Phuket resort applauded

Movenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach recertified by Green Globe

LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announced re-certification of Movenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket in Phuket, Thailand.

Tourists escape as luxury hotel in Phuket burns down

Fire at Royal Phawadee Village hotel in Phuket

Tourists escape as luxury hotel in Phuket burns down

PHUKET, Thailand - Tourists staying at a luxury hotel in Phuket ran for their lives after waking up to smoke and fire in the pre-dawn dark today.

Splash out at Phuket’s wildest, wettest waterpark!

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Splash out at Phuket’s wildest, wettest waterpark!

Life is never dull at the Splash Jungle, and during this season of holidays, Centara Grand West Sands Resort & Villas Phuket is offering room rates that are inclusive of entry to Phuket’s ...

British Ambassador to Thailand joins campaign to tackle tourist scams

Thai Tourism News

British Ambassador to Thailand joins campaign to tackle tourist scams

The British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark Kent, has joined a campaign by Ministry of Tourism to tackle tourist scams and will be in Phuket in the new year to discuss the issue with highranking ...

Phuket scammers rip off tourists right at the airport

Phuket International Airport

Phuket scammers rip off tourists right at the airport

PHUKET, Thailand - Scammers are hijacking just-arrived tourists near Phuket International Airport and persuading them to go to different accommodation on Phuket.

Korean tourist drowns in Phuket

Korean visitor dies while snorkeling off Phi Phi Island

Korean tourist drowns in Phuket

PHUKET, Thailand - A 29-year-old Korean tourist on holiday in Phuket has died while snorkeling off Phi Phi Island during a day trip to the popular beach resort.

Thailand remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations

Tourism To Thailand

Thailand remains one of the world's most popular tourist destinations

HERTFORD, England - Tourism numbers to Thailand are up. From January to May 2012 the number of international tourists to Thailand increased by 7.27% despite the global economic slow down.

Spa Cenvaree at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket takes Thailand award for Best Luxury Emerging Spa

Country winner for Thailand

Spa Cenvaree at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket takes Thailand award for Best Luxury Emerging Spa

Spa Cenvaree at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket has been named Country winner for Thailand as Best Luxury Emerging Spa in the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2012.

Two arrested over stabbing murder of Australian travel agent in Phuket

Murder of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith in Thailand

Two arrested over stabbing murder of Australian travel agent in Phuket

Two men have been arrested in Thailand over the stabbing murder of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith on the holiday island of Phuket last week, according to reports.

French tourist drowns in Phuket high surf

Tourist dies in Phuket

French tourist drowns in Phuket high surf

PHUKET, Thailand - One tourist has drowned and a Thai woman narrowly escaped a similar tragedy after being caught in strong surf on Phuket’s west coast this afternoon.

Tourists warned not to ride jet-ski in Phuket or Pattaya

"Jet-Ski Mafia" Warning Issued For Phuket And Pattaya

Tourists warned not to ride jet-ski in Phuket or Pattaya

PHUKET - One of the strongest warnings yet for tourists not to ride jet-skis in Phuket or Pattaya has been published online today under the heading: 'Jet-ski at your own peril in Phuket and ...

Four foreign tourists killed in Phuket crash

4 dead, 5 injured as tourist minivan crashes in Phuket

Four foreign tourists killed in Phuket crash

PHUKET, Thailand - Four Phuket tourists have have been killed in a Saturday evening collision on the main road north of Phuket - a pileup that brought the total toll in that area to 14 dead in ...

Journalist killed in targeted attack on tourist island of Phuket

Thai Journalist Assassinated

Journalist killed in targeted attack on tourist island of Phuket

PHUKET, Thailand - A well-known Phuket journalist and red political activist has been critically wounded in a Phuket shooting that bears the hallmarks of an assassination.

Phuket police: Tourists should not leave their drinks unattended

Phuket visitors warned of drink-spiking criminals

Phuket police: Tourists should not leave their drinks unattended

PHUKET, Thailand - Tourists visiting nightspots in Phuket should not leave their drinks unattended as there have been incidents of people having their drinks “spiked” with potent sedatives in ...

Russian tourist injured by speedboat in Phuket

Tourist Cut By Speedboat's Propeller

Russian tourist injured by speedboat in Phuket

PHUKET - A tourist swimming at Phuket's Kata beach today was struck by the propeller of a parasailing speedboat. One foot was badly cut, and a leg also hit.

German tourist killed while elephant trekking in Krabi

Tourist Dies In Elephant Trek Fall

German tourist killed while elephant trekking in Krabi

PHUKET - A German woman has been killed in controversial circumstances in an elephant trekking tragedy in the province of Krabi, not far from Phuket, say police.

Phuket Tourist Association wants "flood advisories" lifted

Thai Floods

Phuket Tourist Association wants "flood advisories" lifted

PHUKET, Thailand - The Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) has asked for the cooperation of foreign governments to reduce and/or lift travel advisories and warnings issued for Thailand.

Centara hosts UK press in Phuket

Grand Beach Resort

Centara hosts UK press in Phuket

Denis Thouvard, (4th from right in photo) General Manager of Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, recently hosted a Thai cooking class for the "TAT and Travelbag Press Trip from UK” during their ...

Centara 5-star beach resort in Phuket celebrates 1 year of operations

Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket

Centara 5-star beach resort in Phuket celebrates 1 year of operations

Denis Thouvard, (7th from the left in the photo) General Manager of Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, hosted a party to celebrate the resort’s 1st anniversary with management and team members ...

Hotel executives meet to inspect final stages of Centara Phuket resort

Centara Grand West Sands Resorts and Villas Phuket

Hotel executives meet to inspect final stages of Centara Phuket resort

Voytek Klasicki, rebranding General Manager; Dechanont Wangthong, Executive Assistant Manager; and Paul Bryant, Construction Manager met to inspect the final stages of the additional 96 rooms ...

Skål and PATA unite to promote Phuket tourism

A new era of tourism cooperation

Skål and PATA unite to promote Phuket tourism

PHUKET, Thailand - Skål International Phuket and South Thailand and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Thailand Chapter are launching a new era of tourism cooperation with local ...

Phuket taxi wars take tourism to the brink

Transport crisis in Phuket

Phuket taxi wars take tourism to the brink

PHUKET, Thailand - Despite a great deal of press coverage and international diplomatic pressure, altercations between foreign tourists and tuk-tuk drivers are increasing, both in frequency and ...

Centara Hotels and Resorts acquires 5-star resort in Phuket

Luxury Beach Resort

Centara Hotels and Resorts acquires 5-star resort in Phuket

Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced the acquisition of a new five-star resort hotel in Phuket, Centara Grand West Sands Resort & Villas Phuket, which is located on Mai Khao Beach on the ...

AirAsia ready to take off in Vietnam

Airline expects to launch at year end

AirAsia ready to take off in Vietnam

By Luc Citrinot, eTN

BANGKOK, Thailand (eTN) - Speculations have been abounding over the destiny of AirAsia's joint venture with Vietjet in Vietnam.

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