Tourists adjust their travel plans to Thailand
Tourists have reportedly made adjustments to their travel plans to Thailand to cope with the ongoing protests in Bangkok. After the PDRC’s big rally to immobilize Bangkok, 7 main intersections were blocked off which rendered many roads becoming inaccessible. Tourists, therefore, were forced to find detours and change their original…
Indian Tourist Arrivals to Thailand Increased by 3.61% in 2013 to 1.04 Million Visitors
Thailand has welcomed a total of 26,735,583 visitor arrivals in 2013, exceeding the year’s original target of 26.1 million and representing a 19.6 per cent increase over the 22,353,903 international tourists in 2012. Mr. Thawatchai Arunyik, Governor of TAT said, “This achievement brings much joy to Thailand and the country’s…
Public Transportation availability guidelines at Suvarnabhumi Airport during political protest
\ Suvarnabhumi Airport has announced Availability of Public Transportation at Suvarnabhumi Airport Guidelines during the political protest. The ongoing political protest in many areas and the planned closure of many roads in Bangkok may affect your planned route or mode of transportation, Suvarnabhumi Airport would like to advise passengers to…
Airport taxis with orange stickers to provide 24 hrs service
Over 6,000 taxis at Suvarnabhumi Airport will provide 24-hour service to passengers in Bangkok during the PDRC rally, and they will carry orange stickers on windscreens, both back and front, for easy notice to passengers. Coordinator of the Public Taxi Drivers Group at Suvarnabhumi airport, Pathavee Meeraj said orange stickers…
BMTA rearranges bus routes to accomodate Bangkok commuters
To help ease the problems caused by the anti-government protesters, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has changed the courses of its 137 bus service routes. According to Nares Boonpiam, acting director of the BMTA, service routes have been remapped to ensure conveniences for the more than 850,000 commuters who…
Traffic police suggests commuters take detour to avoid mass rally sites
The traffic police have expressed concerns over traffic at Lat Phrao junction and the Victory Monument where anti-government protesters will gather on Monday. Commuters are recommended to avoid the areas and use public transportation. Chief of the traffic police Pol.Maj.Gen. Chirasant Kaewsaeng-ek said the rallies at the Victory Monument and…
www.MOT.go.th and hotline 1356 to provide traffic updates during PDRC’s action
Transport Minister Chatchart Sittphan has announced that the Ministry of Transport will be providing updates on the transportation situation in Bangkok through the website www.mot.go.th and the hotline 1356, during the period the PDRC’s attempt to paralyze Bangkok. Mr. Chatchart also expressed his belief that transportation in Bangkok will not…
THAI: Passengers recommended to leave for airport early on 13 Jan
Due to the anti-government protesters’ plan to occupy Bangkok on January 13, 2014, traffic in Bangkok might be closed in some areas. Passengers flying with THAI on that day have been advised to leave for Suvarnabhumi Airport at least 4 hours prior to their flight. THAI still operates as normal….
TAT inks MoU with Zoological Park Organization
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Zoological Park Organization. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), led by TAT Governor Thawatchai Arunyik, inked an MoU with the Zoological Park Organization under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King to launch a…
Mumbai cops issue notice for billiards great Michael Ferreira in Rs 425-cr QNet scam
When this interview was done, last month, Rajvardhan Sinha, (who is usually known by his first name only) Additional Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) was confident that former world billiards champion Michael Ferreira, summoned with reference to the QNet scam (see below: What is QNet) would make an appearance…