Tourism

Thailand is building a 459 metres high observation tower in Bangkok

Bangkok is poised to build a massive candle-like skyscraper that will be the tallest observation tower in Southeast Asia at 459 metres high.

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3 years ago

September 16, 2017

Akanksha Singh

Bangkok is poised to build a massive candle-like skyscraper that will be the tallest observation tower in Southeast Asia at 459 metres high.

The new tower, which will be built on Thai government land by the Bangkok Observation Tower Foundation and the National Identity Foundation, has recently been given the go-head by the country’s cabinet.

The shape of the building is modelled after a candle, a nod to the lighting of candles on the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej “as a symbolic gesture of lighting up the country with prosperity.” The death of the King in 2016, after a 77-year reign, resulted in a period of national mourning across the country that led to more subdued celebrations in a country that is a famous for its festivals.

Source: Thailand is building a giant candle-shaped observation tower

Tourism

Thailand eases travel restrictions for 56 countries

Tourists from 56 countries including Australia, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States can now travel to Thailand without visas.

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1 week ago

December 18, 2020

Boris Sullivan

The Thai government is easing travel restrictions for citizens from 56 countries to help the country’s pandemic-hit tourism industry recover, but foreign visitors are still required to undergo a mandatory 14 days hotel quarantine.

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Tourism

TAT Launches “Single Journey” Tours encouraging Single people to travel domestically

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a special tourism program, the “Single Journey” promoting nine programs that are suitable for single people.

Published

2 weeks ago

December 16, 2020

Boris Sullivan

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) together with Thai Smile Airways, leading online travel and lifestyle platform Drive Digital, and application Tinder have launched a collection of new ‘Single Journey’ tours around Thailand specifically designed for the single traveller.

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Tourism

TAT & Locanation launch new hotel bookings platform touting “Quarantine Paradise”

One-stop solution provides foreign visitors to Thailand with world-class information and direct ASQ hotel bookings for quarantine and control convenience

Published

4 weeks ago

December 2, 2020

Boris Sullivan

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thailand-based Locanation Company Limited jointly launch the newly-developed asq.locanation.com website under the ‘ASQ Paradise’ project to provide arriving foreign visitors with world-class information regarding standards for quarantine and control at Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) hotels located around Thailand.

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