New Thailand tourism website; Songkran festival in April 
New Thailand tourism website; Songkran festival in April
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Mai's Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi Hotel can be found in the 'Thainess'
section of TAT's new Web site.The Tourism Authority of Thailand has
launched a new themes and deals website, a handy tool for those
beginning research on a trip to the Southeast Asian hotspot.
Information
on the colorful site is organized into themes, including beaches (from
Samui to Phuket), nature (think luxury tents and jungle tours), trendy
(Bangkok boutique, baby) and Thai-ness (historic palaces and the like).
It’s
a site still needing polish as well as time (e.g., travelers’ reviews
will be a great addition to the site, if and when they can build the
audience that includes inspired review-writers). However, even in its
infancy, the site offers a useful range of info for those interested in
some online exploration of Thai travel possibilities.
Surf
around and see what kinds of accommodations and special deals are
available. Though not a booking site, it gives brief overviews on a
variety of accommodations, and then the venue contact info in case you
want to reserve anything.
In the Festivities section, I was
reminded that the country’s largest, most boisterous event, the
Songkran festival, is just around the corner. A countrywide party in
which everyone throws water on everyone else, it occurs April 13-15,
2008. If you’re thinking about soaking it up (or soaking in it,
rather), you’ll need to make plans very, very soon.
Source: http://www.travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/?p=1518
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