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		<title>Phuket falling on “Asia’s Best Islands”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two hotels from the Andaman region is making it to the annul best list from Travel &#38; Leisure. Another from Krabi is on the watch list. The two hotels from Phuket are the Amanpuri (#13) and JW Marriott Phuket Resort &#38; Spa on number 15. Phuket&#8217;s Amanpuri is the very first Amanresorts property and, perhaps, the loveliest. Guests may book one of 40 rooms or 30 villas and dine in either of the 2 restaurants before hitting the property&#8217;s bar. Villas come with a private pool, a driver, a gardener and two maids. Wet bathing suits seem to magically dry and fold themselves as evidence of the property&#8217;s commitment to inconspicuous service. Phuket is falling on the list over Asia’s best islands from a 3rd place last year to a distant 5th this year. Phuket has the second lowest score of all islands covered in the annual list. Molokai of Hawaii has a slightly lower score. Galápagos Islands is the clear winner. It is an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, 972 km&#160; west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site: wildlife is its most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Sales Record for Asia Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aviation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AirAsia achieved another world record, this time by selling more than 500,000 seats in 24 hours. Air Asia sold a record-breaking 538,000 seats on Wednesday, the first day of its Mind Blowing Fare campaign, which offers 10 baht airfares for domestic and international flights. AirAsia bested its previous record of 390,000 seats sold in a day, achieved when it ran its Free Seats campaign across the entire AirAsia Group (AirAsia Berhad, Indonesia AirAsia and Thai AirAsia) last November. Also, AirAsia recorded its highest number of seat sales in an hour, selling 36,871 seats, a 47.5% increase from the previous record of 25,000. The ongoing Mind Blowing Fare promotion offers Baht 10&#160; airfare for bookings made from 10 – 15 August 2010 for travel between 1 April and 11 August 2011. AirAsia credits New Skies, its new state-of-the-art booking system, for achieving the record-breaking numbers. New Skies, launched by the airline last month, has greatly expanded the airline’s booking capacity, allowing up to almost 1 million flight bookings a day. The Mind Blowing Fare is AirAsia’s first major promotion using the New Skies system. The successful sale of more than half a million seats in the ongoing promotion shows that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotel Rate Debate Raises Awkward Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dropping rates to fight Bangkok&#8217;s low hotel occupancies and airline load factors is a failed strategy. But Thailand seems doomed to repeat its history of pricing mistakes due to a myriad of issues. These were some of the insights revealed by travel industry leaders with long and bitter experience in Thailand&#8217;s travel industry price wars. They were addressing a debate entitled, &#34;Rates Versus Value: Are We Going Off the Deep End?&#34; organized by the PATA Thailand Chapter, 28 July in Bangkok. Luzi Matzig, Group CEO of Bangkok-based Asian Trails, told the debate audience of 70 travel industry professionals gathered in a special meeting zone of Siam Ocean World: &#34;As soon as crisis hits, some overseas tour operators behave like vultures trying to make money out of it.&#34; Matzig said it was common practice for some overseas operators to use strong arm tactics to negotiate a 50% decrease in rates. They then pocket 20% and only pass on a 30% reduction to the paying customer. Jim Reed, CEO of Destination Asia told the audience such operators did not deserve the name of so-called &#34;friends of Thailand&#34;. Chanin Donavanik, CEO of Dusit International, complained that too many business families in Thailand see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriott offers added miles and savings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great beachfront accommodations and legendary Thai hospitality make the Renaissance Phuket Resort &#38; Spa an oasis for comfort and relaxation and now home to the Quan Spa, a getaway in itself with a complete offering of spa services, including massages, facial treatments, body scrubs, manicures and more. Featuring unique architectural design and a contemporary atmosphere, this Renaissance property is one of the most distinctive among boutique Phuket resorts, offering oversized guest rooms with stunning landscape views, individual climate controls, plush bedding ensembles, high-speed Internet access, flat-screen televisions with DVD players and cable TV. Guests are also provided with cozy robes and slippers for a home-like atmosphere; and complimentary coffee and tea service is provided. Although just 10 miles from Phuket International Airport, this resort is secluded within itself and adorned by glimmering white sand beaches that give it the atmosphere of being miles away. The resort offers a variety of Phuket fine dining options and is home to five upscale restaurants with menus that include a variety of local specialties along with international cuisine. Loca Vore is a featured restaurant that provides guests the opportunity to choose their menus selections from the fresh harvest of local ingredients and the chef [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New award to Mom Tri</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again Mom Tri&#8217;s gourmet restaurants have been honoured by the prestigious Wine Spectator.&#160; For the fifth consecutive year Mom Tri&#8217;s Boathouse is again sole winner in Phuket of the Wine Spectator &#8216;Best of Award of Excellence&#8217;. Mom Tri&#8217;s Kitchen &#8211; also for the fifth consecutive year &#8211; and Mom Tri&#8217;s Oasis for the second consecutive year have won the &#8216;Award of Excellence&#8217;. Newly opened, New York Times&#8217; recommended Mom Tri&#8217;s Boathouse Regatta, celebrates winning its first &#8216;Award of Excellence&#8217;. What does it take to get a Wine Spectator Award &#8230; or four? Georges Ciret, Wine Director of Mom Tri&#8217;s gourmet restaurants elaborates. “We are proud and delighted with these awards. It has been a long process that started more than 20 years ago with the creation of Phuket&#8217;s first wine cellars. Mom Tri could not imagine owning a restaurant without a fully equipped wine cellar.” Mom Tri&#8217;s passion drove him to reach for the best. He spared no expense to create a wine cellar that received accolades from international wine experts. Today Mom Tri&#8217;s Kitchen lists over 350 wines and the Boathouse 820, including a Romanée-Conti Grand Cru &#8217;91 and Châteaux Latour &#8217;82. &#34;Our price range is broad in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold award for Outrigger</title>
		<link>http://www.andamantimes.com/travel/less-than-a-year-since-its-soft-opening-the-outrigger-laguna-phuket-resort-and-villas-has-won-a-prestigious-pata-gold-award-in-the-marketing-campaign-hospitality-category-the-occupancy-level-has-sta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bang Tao - Laguna]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) recognizes travel industry leaders who have contributed to the development and promotion of travel and tourism across the Asia Pacific region. Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas has won a prestigious PATA Gold Award in the Marketing Campaign-Hospitality category for its highly successful, fully integrated opening campaign for the resort. “Outrigger Laguna Phuket is proud to have its opening campaign recognized for excellence by such a respected travel institution as PATA,” said Outrigger&#8217;s Phuket-based Senior Vice President for Asia, Mr Darren Edmonstone in a comment. The demand created by Outrigger&#8217;s award winning opening campaign is still being felt. Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas is currently experiencing occupancy of over 90% for July and August only eight months after opening. “In the opening campaign we worked hard to really understand the various segments of our markets and their needs,” said Pieter van der Hoeven, Outrigger&#8217;s Director of Sales and Marketing for Asia. &#34;Our messaging used the latest digital distribution channels to reach key segments such as winter sun seekers from Europe, short-stay Asians, and the Thai domestic market.&#34; Van der Hoeven said the campaign was not shy about promoting spacious villa accommodation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critical of Thai Airways</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PATA Thailand is highly critical of Thai Airways, after price reductions of 50% of the Royal Orchid Holidays packages. - This does not help Thailand's tourism industry, says Bert Van Walbeek of PATA Thailand]]></description>
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		<title>Hotels with new promotions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hotel and resorts in the Andaman region of Thailand are launching promotions and deep price cuts to attract guests to their properties this summer.]]></description>
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		<title>Job openings from Air Asia in Phuket</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Aviation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air Asia is living up up its promise to make Phuket a regional hub for its operations. The low-cost airlines is]]></description>
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		<title>Phuket eyes more HK tourists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phuket hotels and resorts hope to attract more than 120,00 visitors from Hong Kong in 2010. With 24 weekly flights and Air Asia establishing itself as a hub in Phuket, the future once again looks bright for Phuket.]]></description>
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