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Samui seeks to host Miss Thailand workshop

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Suratthani Gov. Pracha Taerat will nominate Koh Samui as venue for the skills workshop for contestants in the forthcoming Miss Thailand Universe pageant.

The workshop is scheduled in March. The governor said that holding the workshop on Samui could generate a lot of publicity for the island and boost local tourism in the process. The Koh Samui Tourism Promotion and Development Board has endorsed the governor’s bid to have the beauty pageant workshop held on the island.

The committee will ask the Samui Municipality to release Bt1 million as expenses in hosting the beauty contestants and the pageant’s staff. It would also ask hotels on the island to offer rooms for the six-day stay of the Miss Thailand Universe participants.

Mrs.Wanwalee Tantikan, president of the Koh Samui Spa Association, said that tourist interest about the island would be reignited should Samui win its bid as venue for the workshop. Spa, she said, is one of the signature products of Koh Samui.  The industry, she added, would benefit a lot from the visit of the beauty contestants. –

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Bangkok Airways slashes anew fuel surcharges

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Bangkok Airways has slashed its fuel surcharge by as much as 52 percent to reflect weak fuel prices and make its ticket prices cheaper to counter the downturn in travel demand.

The reduction, which took effect recently, came as jet-fuel prices slipped to around US$60 a barrel, while crude oil prices dropped to slightly over $40 a barrel.

But it raised questions why airlines continue to impose fuel surcharges even though crude oil prices have fallen well below US$80 a barrel, the level which prompted carriers to pass on the cost difference to passengers in the form of fuel surcharges.

The latest round of fuel surcharges was applied across the privately owned airline’s network, both domestic and international.

The fuel surcharge for international flights between Thailand and Cambodia, Laos, Burma and Vietnam was cut to $15 per flight sector from $25.

The surcharge from Bangkok to Macau is down to $25 from $30, Bangkok-Xi’an to $45 from $60, Bangkok-Guilin to $30 from $40, Samui-Singapore to $25 from $45 and Samui-Hong Kong to $32 from $60. Continue reading →

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Indonesia-Thailand tighten Business Relationship

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Thailand and Indonesia to strengthen inter-community relations business to increase the volume of trade and investment between the two countries.

Department of Export Promotion Ministry of Commerce of Thailand along the Thai Business Club to facilitate businessmen of both countries to share information and build relationships with Indonesia and Thailand held a Business Forum and Business Networking Programs in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Thai Trade Representative Suthad Setboonsarng said it could be an excellent forum of business people and investors to explore the potential and negotiate business and investment in various sectors. Taken from Antara News for Seminyak villas

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