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THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE – NORTHERN THAILAND. The name evokes an impression that illicit drugs are the activity of this area. Yes, it was once a notorious place. However, with strict enforcement by various countries particularly the United States and Thailand playing an important role of eradicating the drug menace by educating the many hill-tribes to have a permanent settlement instead of the slash and burn to grow crops. Schools were built to educate their children on the Thai curriculum and welfare. Chiangrai is 785 km north of Bangkok and is in the midst of mountains and hills. Across the great Mekong river is Myanmar and Laos, thus the name “Golden Triangle”. All nationalities can cross...
Phuket Island is famous for it beaches but it’s more than just beaches. Thailand’s largest island is a wonderland of wildlife and rainforests. I discovered a part of Phuket Island which is often overlooked by tourists, number of forest reserves and parks, along with exotic wildlife and beautiful waterfalls. I spent a couple of days in Khao Phra Thaeo National Park located in the north of Phuket which is a triple canopy rainforest. It is the only remaining virgin rainforest on the island. It was a rare opportunity to watch a number of species of wild animal: langurs, barking deer, mouse deer, bears, wild boar, monkeys and gibbons. It was truly an amazing experience as the park conserves...
Thailand has been known as a shopper’s paradise for many years. From luxurious items such as jewelry, silk, designers’ clothing or accessories right down to the best of bargained goods. Fixed prices are the norm in shopping centers or department stores but at most other places like markets, street-stalls, etc., haggling is acceptable and expected. There’re no fixed rules when it comes to bargaining, generally you can get somewhere between 10-40% from the asking price. Depending on your skills and sometimes the shopkeeper’s mood. Being courteous with a sense of humor goes a long way when bargaining in Thailand, as Thais appreciate good manners. Being angry when bargaining will get you...
While Thailand tourism has been hit hard by the World Cup, Agoda (www.agoda.com) - which has its operations headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, - has responded with price cuts, and these cuts may remain in place, at least for a little while longer. Agoda VP Wilfred Fan explains, "Many online travel merchants projected losses of up 22% because of the World Cup, but we saw this coming and slashed hotel rates at all our top Thai destinations. The increase in business has helped us keep our losses minimal, and we've decided to keep them in place for another month or so, as customers now turn their attention back to Asia travel." Agoda, like many other Asia-based online merchant receives about 40% of its sales from Europeans. Indeed, Thailand was projected to lose up to US$60 million in revenue shortfall due to Europeans staying home for the World Cup. As many as 40,000 fewer tourists were expected to arrive during the four weeks of the competition. This forced serious action by Agoda. Says Fan, "at all our top destinations, we provided incentive discounts to drive sales. For Bangkok Hotels, for instance, all our prices are lower than usual for this time of year, but some are significantly so. Take the Davis Hotel Bangkok at US$56/night, for instance, or the new Lebua at State Tower Hotel Bangkok for only US$96/night. These are the kind of special offers that only locally based merchants can offer because they have the relationships and can move quickly to get them on their websites and into the hands of agents. It takes a serious incentive to get European football fans to change their plans at a time like this, so some of the price cuts were pretty dramatic." Agoda started in a small office in Phuket in 1997, when the online travel business was just getting off the ground, where there was always an enormous range of travel choices on offer. Tourism is starting again to boom in this region after suffering last year with the Tsunami. And it is no coincidence that some of Agoda's best offers are for Phuket Hotels. Of particular note, Fan is proud to point out, is the Burasari Hotel Phuket which is offering a very attractive rate of US$61/night right now. "These specials are offered to us because these are personal relationships," says Fan. "We were small and local when we began. Now we're bigger and local, despite having operations in other major cities." Fan himself has lived in Bangkok for many years, although born in Hong Kong, and has spent a large part of his career in the hotel business in Australia. "Every Agoda customer is automatically enrolled in our unique rewards program," adds Fan, "so instead of having just clients, we have over 100,000 loyal members who receive cash back on future bookings, good on 22,000 hotels worldwide. That's a huge difference." Agoda also offers a price guarantee where it will match prices offered by any competitors. According to Fan, Agoda stays in touch with clients through newsletters and special offers, so those 100,000 regular Agoda travelers found out about our 'World Cup' deals and had time to plan accordingly. Of course, no matter what was offered, many decided to stay home and watch the game on a more convenient time zone with their friends. "After the first couple of weeks, half of our member countries were out of the contest anyway, with fans then thinking about a nice vacation where they can forget about World Cup disappointments. We figured the least we could do would be keep the price incentives in place for a little longer," says Fan. The discounts are slated to end sometime in July or mid-August, well after the final game on July 9th. For football fans, it looks like there is life after the World Cup after all.
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