Kids takeover at So/ Bangkok

Children’s Day is all about having fun and feasting. On 11 January 2020, Red Oven at SO/ Bangkok will transform itself into a carnival of fun for the little kiddies. Parents can expect…

Bangkok Airways teams up with Shopee

Bangkok Airways has partnered with Shopee, an e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. The tie up is part of a promotion called ‘2019 Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day’ and creates…

Aman Nai Lert to open in Bangkok

Hotel and resort brand Aman has signed a long-term partnership with Nai Lert Group to manage a hotel and branded residences offered under a long-term leasehold ownership in Bangkok. This…

MICE focus: Centara, Bangkok.

Thai hospitality firm Centara has set itself the task of welcoming 100,000 MICE delegates, within its three convention hotels in Bangkok, by the end of 2019, in a bid to for the Big Mango to…

Air China boosts Bangkok flights

Air China will start a new flight from Wenzhou in China to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. The new service will start on 3 November and will continue until 31 March. Using a 180-seat…

Review: The Siam, Bangkok

Temples, markets and monuments pass by, as you catch a characteristic old rice barge along the Chao Phraya river to The Siam hotel. The 20-minute journey from the Sathorn pier to the only…

Amari Watergate Bangkok

Rich in culture, royal in history and rife with adventure, Bangkok is every traveller’s paradise, offering colourful urban discovery, culinary experiences and historical learnings. Set in…

LiT launches in Bangkok

The new LiT Bangkok Hotel & Residence has opened in the centre of the Thai capital. Located on the city's Rama 1 Road, close to the Pathumwan intersection and several major shopping…

Bangkok cracks down on taxis

Thai authorities have announced a series of measures designed to improve the quality of Bangkok's taxi services. The Bangkok Post reported the country's Transport Minister, Prajin…

Check-In: Banyan Tree Bangkok

The vibrant capital of Bangkok is a city constantly alive. By day, the movement of people and buzz of commerce generates an eclectic atmosphere. By night, the glow of lights across the…

Six Senses launches Bangkok spa

Six Senses has opened its first spa in Bangkok, at the Pacific City Club. Located in the centre of Bangkok's Sukhumvit area, the new Six Senses Spa at the Pacific City Club offers…

VietJet to add Bangkok-Hanoi flights

VietJet Air has announced that its second international route will launch this summer, connecting the Vietnamese capital Hanoi with Bangkok. Commencing on 1 June 2013, flights will be…

Centara opens new Bangkok hotel

Centara has opened a new hotel in Bangkok. Located in the city's Pratunam fashion retail area, the new Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel Bangkok forms part of the new Watergate…

Accor opens two new Bangkok hotels

Accor has opened two new hotels under one roof in the centre of Bangkok. With a combined 378 rooms - 189 in each hotel - the Mercure Bangkok Siam and ibis Bangkok Siam are both…

Rembrandt Bangkok revamps restaurants

Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok has renovated and reopened its restaurants. The upscale hotel’s three first floor outlets, Senor Pico, Flavours and Red Pepper, have undergone a THB30 million…

Hyatt to launch Regency brand in Bangkok

Hyatt has entered into an agreement to launch its Hyatt Regency brand in Bangkok. Expected to open in 2017, the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit will be located on Sukhumvit Soi 13, close to…

Peninsula Bangkok adds tuk tuk

The Peninsula Bangkok now has its very own tuk tuk. The brand new, customised three-wheeler comes complete with complimentary Wi-Fi, drinking water and cold towels for guests, and is…

Tune add Bangkok hotel, plans five more

Tune Hotels has opened its first budget property in Bangkok, and is planning to add at least five more in the Thai capital. Located on Sukhumvit Soi 14, in the centre of Bangkok, the Tune…

Best Western adds seventh Bangkok hotel

Best Western has launched another new hotel in Bangkok. The Best Western Klassique Sukhumvit becomes the company's seventh property in the Thai capital, and the third new opening of 2012.…

U Hotels to expand in Bangkok

Absolute Hotel Services has announced plans to add its second upscale U Hotels & Resorts property in Bangkok. Set to open in early 2014, U Sukhumvit Bangkok will be located on Sukhumvit…

Sands China hosts Bangkok roadshow

Sands China showcased the range of facilities offered at the Sands Cotai Macao to the Thai travel trade recently, with a product seminar at Conrad Bangkok. The event was designed to boost…

Tune Hotels to launch in Bangkok

Malaysian budget hotel group, Tune Hotels, has announced that it will open its first Bangkok property on 1 October this year. Tune Hotel Asoke will be located on central Bangkok’s Sukhumvit…

Bangkok to host spa conference

Spa and wellness industry professionals will descend on Bangkok later this year for the World Spa & Well-Being Convention. Taking place at the IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center…

Eastin hotel brand expands in Bangkok

Absolute Hotel Services (AHS) is continuing the expansion of its Eastin brand in Asia, with the opening on a new hotel in Bangkok. Following the recently launch of the upscale Eastin Grand…

SiteMinder to open Bangkok office

SiteMinder, the channel management company, is planning to open a new office in Bangkok. Speaking to Travel Daily today, the company’s Managing Director Mike Ford said that the move forms…

Accor expands MGallery in Bangkok

Accor has opened its latest MGallery collection hotel in Bangkok, the Hotel Muse Bangkok Langsuan. The boutique property, which has been designed to reflect Thailand's King Rama V era…

Golden Tulip expands in Bangkok

Golden Tulip has announced the opening of its second hotel in Bangkok; the Golden Tulip Mandison Suites. Located on Sukhumvit Soi 20, the new property features 105 accommodation units,…

Conrad Bangkok launches new club scheme

All Seasons Property marked the eighth anniversary of the Conrad Bangkok with the launch of a new privilege scheme, Celeb8 ASP Club. The scheme extends various privileges to Conrad hotel…

FHRAI convention in Bangkok

The 46th annual convention of the FHRAI, the apex hotel body, will be held in Bangkok 1rom 11 to 13 October.The federation zeroed in on the Thai capital after several others places were…

Centara to open third hotel in Bangkok

Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced its third hotel in Bangkok; Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel & Spa. The four-star property, which will be located in the Rachaprarop area of…

Ramada Encore to launch in Bangkok

Wyndham Hotel Group has announced that it will open and manage its first Ramada Encore hotel in the region - in Bangkok - on 20 May 2011. Owned by Nai Chan Estate Company Limited, the…

Siam Hotel to debut in Bangkok

The Siam Hotel will launch in Bangkok later this year. Managed by Siam Hotels & Resorts, the 39-key retreat is an all-suite property with rooms ranging from 77-163 square metres,…

Golden Tulip rises in Bangkok

Paris-based Louvre Hotels & Golden Tulip has launched a new property in Bangkok. The 24-storey former Radisson Hotel near Rama 9 road, has now been rebranded as the Golden Tulip…

Hilton to add two new hotels in Bangkok

Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of two management agreements with TCC Hotel Group for two new hotels in Bangkok. The two properties will be the new-build Hilton Sukhumvit…

Mandarin Oriental Bangkok revamps lobby

Mandarin Oriental Bangkok has announced the completion of the refurbishment of the hotel's main lobby and reception area. New upholstery, carpeting and furniture has been chosen by…

Okura unveils first Bangkok property

A partnership between TCC Hotels Group Company Limited, Hotel Okura Company Limited and Univentures Public Company Limited will create a new five-star hotel in the centre of Bangkok, it…

Novotel expands in Bangkok

Accor Hotels is expanding its Novotel brand in Bangkok, with three new properties currently under development. Firstly, the 380-room Novotel Bangkok Fenix Ploenchit, will open…

20 die to Bangkok clashes

Bangkok's long-running anti-government protests turned violent on Saturday night, when the army moved in the disperse demonstrators. Eighteen people are thought to have died,…

SAS cuts Bangkok fares

BANGKOK, 8 November 2009 - Scandinavian Airlines has reduced ticket prices between Bangkok and Scandinavia. Economy class prices are now 20% lower than before. SAS has also taken…

Bike show coming to Bangkok

Huge motorbike events are not new to Thailand with the Phuket and Chiang Mai Bike Shows drawing vast numbers of motorbike enthusiasts for years, as have smaller events in other cities…