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Phuket Film Festival 2010 is about to start and there’s an exciting line-up for the film buffs amongst you. Running from June 4th – 13th you can catch award-winning movies. Started in 2007, it is organized by AMW International, Co, Ltd., a Bangkok Thailand based entertainment and media consulting company.
AMW are laying the groundwork for [...]

It’s very easy to spend your whole time just lazing around on the beaches of Thailand, after all they are pretty stunning. All you need is a good book and a bar nearby to shout your order when your glass needs replenishing. However, there are so many other things that the country has to offer, [...]

Whilst everyone knows that the Hong Kong is a shopping paradise especially amongst Thais, there aren’t that many that know that Phuket is also seen as an ideal getaway for Hong Kong travellers.
The Phuket Tourist Association and the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation recently held a road show in Hong Kong aiming to attract more tourists [...]

The cabinet has agreed a 2010 budget that includes ten billion baht (approx US$ 295 million) in funding for Phuket under the Finance Ministry’s ‘Thai Khem Khaeng’ (Strong Thailand) stimulus package.
The new budget gives the green light to projects planned to solidify Phuket’s position as one of Southeast Asia’s leading tourist destinations. Highlights of the [...]

AirAsia is really living up to its motto, ”Now everyone can fly.” How it manages to expand its network across the region at such low prices is a puzzle to everyone. AirAsia seems prepared to deliver by taking risks and taking people where they want to go.
Highlighting the new 4 times weekly Phuket Udonthani service [...]

The New regional airline Happy Air has commenced its 3 times a week flights from Phuket to Malaysia’s duty-free island of Langkawi. The service, which takes 40 minutes, is aboard a Swedish-built SAAB 340A aircraft. The 34-seat, twin-engine turboprop plane will be manned by two cabin crew per flight.
The airfare is 4,000 baht and expected [...]

Phuket International Airport’s 6 billion baht expansion plan has received the go-ahead from the cabinet. It has now been confirmed to go ahead after the Thai cabinet approved the 5.791 billion baht plan. The new facility is prepared to improve capacity for the airport to handle 12.5 million passengers per year up to year 2018, [...]