Golf is an amazing sport, unlike most of other competitive sports. It is played at different golf courses and each course is so different from the other so much so that not just the outcome of the event might well be decided by the structure of the course, but the course itself becomes the most fascinating part. Golfers will vie for getting some shots at admired golf courses. Thus the golf courses become the destination in themselves. Now, that is the phenomenon we are increasingly seeing around. Golf tourism has become a dedicated offshoot of tourism in general and sports tourism in particular. A golf course needs large area, big greens and an excellent topography. Since south east Asia has all of this in abundance, therefore many south Asian countries are more and more showcasing...
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Indians love shopping and India’s favourite shopping destination is going on a three-month-long sale!! After lifting of curfew from the tourists hotspots comes the news that the annual Thailand Grand Sale has returned and will take place between 15 June and 15 August 2015 across Thailand’s. It means just a ten days from now! Discounts range from 20% to 80% across shopping malls, department stores and also accommodation, beauty & wellness and entertainment centers. A record 15,000 establishments in seven of Thailand’s most important tourism cities are participating in the “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2014”, making it the biggest ever. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a special website to promote the grand annual shopping event, which will be held in Bangkok, Chian
Read MoreThailand's NPOC has announced that it is lifting the 12 am to 4 am curfew in popular tourist locations, including the beach resort towns of Pattaya and Phuket. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the kingdom’s tourism marketing arm, wholeheartedly welcomes the lifting of the curfew in three major tourist areas. Coinciding to this the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced the names of four couples who have won its “Dream Honeyteering Contest”. Interestingly, one of the four winning couples is from India. Mr. Thawatchai Arunyik, TAT Governor said, “The lifting of the curfew in Pattaya, Phuket and Ko Samui is welcome news. This latest development announced by the NCPO should help reassure everyone coming for a holiday in Thailand that it’s very much busines...
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