The special trip with Nichkhun from last October has been reschedule to the long weekend of this coming Lunar New Year (from 13 February for 3nights 5days). Besides Korea, travel to one of famous destinations in Asia, 3nights 5 days to phuket and special programs such as party, games and experience in mauythai with Nichkhun. Please contact Mode Tour for more information.

Trip to Southeast Asia with Thailand Goodwill Ambassador, Nichkhun, will be very special. Besides exclusive programs in Phuket; experience in mauythai, dinner party and beach games with Nichkhun, moreover you will experience 2hours spa, city sight-seeing and other activities which not for only nichkhun fan but also for general family trip with special memories as the present.  Especially this trip is nonstop flight from Incheon to Phuket by Korean Air so that you can relax and have more pleasant time.

This special trip with Nichkhun is supported by Tourism Authority of Thailand and sold by Mode Tour. This trip are limited for  only 100 korea residents by first come first served. More information and reservation are available at Mode Tour.

More information please visit Mode Tour website www.modetour.com
and Nickhunbreak homepage at www.nichkhunbreak.com

Special trip with Nichkhun in Phuket is temporary postponed. New schedule is during arrangement and will come back soon. Please see the official update news in this website only.

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You may be familiar with 5-star-hotel list in Bangkok but there’re alternative choices for your selection nowadays.
Click http://www.tatnews.org/emagazine/4500.asp to see the unique charm of each place and make your days more stylish than ever.

October 31 – November 2, 2009

As the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (usually in mid-November) lights up the night sky, throughout the Thai kingdom, hundreds of thousands of ornately-decorated krathong or traditional banana leaf floats are set adrift in rivers and waterways in a spell-binding ritual called “Loi Krathong” – the ‘festival of lights”. This is one of the Kingdom’s oldest and best-preserved traditions.

The Loi Krathong tradition we know of today has evolved from the royal rituals of the early Rattanakosin period in which several types of lanterns were set afloat in the Chao Phraya River and its waterways.

The Grand Events will set nationwide on October 31 – November 2, 2009. Chiang Mai, Sukhithai, Tak and Ayudhaya Province are the well-known destinations for their festive decoration and remarkable ceremony. For more info, please visit www.tourismthailand.org

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is introducing a new campaign aiming to extend the South Korean tourist base by attracting more teenagers and young working people to Thailand. It is entitled, “Come to Thailand, Let’s Take A Break”, and heart-throb singing star Nichkhun Horvejkul is its presenter.

Weerasak Kowsurat, Chairman of TAT’s Board of Directors, acknowledged that Thailand’s tourism industry has bean hit hard by the global economic slowdown and the spread of type-A flu.

TAT has been active in conducting campaigns to promote Thailand as a popular tourism destination for Asian tourists, especially from South Korea. The number of South Korean tourists in 2008 was 607,071, or 6.16 per cent of all East Asian visitors.

“Koreans usually like to travel abroad in July or August, Thailand’s low tourist season, and their preferred destinations are Pattaya, Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai and Samui,” he said. There are 86 direct flights from South Korea to Thailand by five airlines — THAI, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Orient Thai and SkyStar.”

TAT Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications Juthaporn Rerngronasa said that “Come to Thailand, Let’s Take A Break” would raise awareness of Thailand as a tourist destination where visitors will find a wide variety of enjoyable holiday experiences at affordable prices. The target of this campaign, in addition to existing tourist groups, are young people of the same age as the presenter Nichkhun.

“Nichkhun is a young man who is building his reputation as a member of 2PM, the popular Korean band, so he will be communicating directly to our target groups and encouraging more young people in Korea to discover our country. This may begin from 2PM fans and will then spread out to a wider public,” said Juthaporn.

The TAT commercial for the campaign shows Nichkhun playing golf, Thai boxing and going to traditional festivals, showing that Thailand has many beautiful natural resources and tourist attractions and a unique culture.

TAT is promoting the campaign through the specially created website www.nichkhunbreak.com, online communities, Nichkhun’s fan websites and popular entertainment websites. Booklets have been published to provide information for younger tourists, its contents include Let’s Play. Let’s Have Fun, Let’s Relax, Let’s Taste and Let’s Go Shopping. There will also be a “tracking Nichkhun” activity for Korean fans.

“Potential visitors from Korea will learn that Thailand is a world-famous tourist destination with beautiful natural resources, culture and traditions, and lots of activities for tourists as well as a cuisine that’s an international favourite,” said Juthaporn.

In an interview, Nichkhun said that he was pleased and honoured to be appointed as Thailand’s representative to promote this campaign.

“I had a lot of fun filming the commercial playing golf, boxing, diving and visiting many places to show the charm of Thailand,” he said. “Whether you love adventure or relaxing travel, this is a country with so many good things to discover.”

“Thailand’s tourism may not improve quickly in the continuing negative environment, but TAT is already preparing for the future expansion of the economy and the industry,” said Weerasak. “And we are collaborating fully with all government measures to regain tourist confidence over questions concerning Type A flu and tourist safety.”

Enter the Ultimate Thailand Explorers competition: Get a free trip to Thailand and a chance to win over $15,000 in cash and prizes.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand invites travellers from around the world to apply to become contestants in the Ultimate Thailand Explorers competition, an exciting concept in integrated online travel marketing.

Five teams from across the globe will be provided with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: 6 expenses-paid days exploring the sights and attractions in five of Thailand’s world famous holiday destinations: Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, and Koh Samui.

Each day the teams of competitors must visit the many fantastic attractions and activities at their chosen destinations and then share their experiences with the online community by uploading videos, photos, and stories on various websites including, youtube, facebook, twitter, and blogs.

Online voting for the team that produces the most exciting and informative videos about the attractions and activities in their destination will determine who are the Ultimate Thailand Explorers. Participating teams and registered voters are eligible for more than $25,000 in cash, travel awards, and other fantastic prizes.

By sending the teams to these top destinations and allowing real travellers to showcase the exciting attractions and activities to the rest of the world, the event aims to ensure other travellers that Thailand is still a premier tourist destination and inspire them to visit Thailand and experience it all for themselves.

Mrs Juthaporn Rerngrosana, Tourism Authority of Thailand Deputy Governor for Marketing Communication explained the reasoning behind the event: “The tourism industry has been affected from frequently false and certainly exaggerated information about the political instability in Thailand, much of which has been spread over the internet. The main purpose of this campaign is to enhance the positive perceptions about Thailand, to help regain tourists’ confidence in travelling to Thailand, and to create a more clear and balanced understanding of the conditions in Thailand to the worldwide media, especially through online media, such as bloging and social networking sites that have an impact on tourists’ travel making decisions.”

Application process and Selection of contestants:
Applications are open to teams of two (friends, siblings, lovers, family members, colleagues) who must submit a short but entertaining audition video explaining why they want to travel to Thailand and how they will promote their preferred destination to the world. After uploading their video to www.youtube.com, applicants must fill out an application that states their preferred destination and describes their social media and internet savvy.

From the pool of applicants, a panel of judges will select 25 semi-finalists, five teams for each destination, whose audition videos will be posted on www.ultimatethailandexplorers.com for registered voters to select the five finalist teams.

The contest entry period begins on September 1st and runs until October 15th. After selecting the 25 semi-finalists, online voting for the five finalists will run from October 19th until November 12th.

About the Event:
The five finalist teams competing in the Ultimate Thailand Explorers event will be flown to Bangkok on Emirates Airlines for an event briefing, welcome party, and press conference on December 9th. The following day each team will be sent to their respective destinations, accompanied by their local volunteer liaisons to participate in the main event from December 10th to the 15th.

The five teams will have six days to travel around their selected destinations and explore the many attractions, sights, activities, and other features found there. To promote the destinations, the contestants are required to share their daily experiences with a global audience by posting photos, videos, blogs, and travel stories with social media tools. After a period of online voting (December 10th – January 8th), the team that receives the most votes from online registered voters will be named the Ultimate Thailand Explorers and will receive $10,000 cash, a holiday package valued at $3,000 USD, round trip air tickets Bangkok – Chiang Mai, Blackberry cell phones, a 10,000 THB gift voucher at Siam Paragon, Spa treatments and other prizes.

Runners-up will also win randomly selected prize packages and two voters will win prize packages based on a lucky draw. Prize packages vary, but include Blackberry cell phones, free accommodation at premier Thai hotels in the five featured destinations, spa vouchers, event tickets and more. Winning teams will be announced on January 8th and a press conference with the grand prize winners of the Ultimate Thailand Explorers competition will be held on February 2, 2010.

Contact information:
International Public Relation Division
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 2250 5500 ext. 4545-48
Fax: +66 (0) 2253 7419
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.tatnews.org

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is now on Facebook and Twitter. Both are the most well-known online social network community in many countries including in Thailand. The project focuses on motivating Thailand tourism trend, increasing number of travelers, and creating new online media to communicate and get in touch with foreign travelers on Facebook and Twitter to come to Thailand. This will be an new effective tool to communicate with travelers on Thailand tourism campaign.

Travelers now can update latest Thailand tourism information, activities, events, photos and VDO. For Facebook members, they can access on “Amazing Thailand” page and on “ThailandFanClub” account is for Twitter members, Moreover, travelers who visit “Amazing Thailand” page on Facebook can “become a fan” and who have Twitter account on Twitter can also “following” “ThailandFanClub” in order to get up to date Thailand tourism realtime. Another way to visit “Amazing Thailand” on Facebook and “ThailandFanClub” on Twitter is to click at Facebook and Twitter banner from Tourism Authority of Thailand official website at http://tourismthailand.org Don’t hesitate to update and share Thailand tourism experience, just click …

Facebook >> “Amazing Thailand” : http://www.facebook.com/AmazingThailand
Twitter >> “ThailandFanClub” :  http://twitter.com/thailandFanClub
or from Tourism Authority of Thailand official website, click on Facebook and Twitter banner at http://www.tourismthailand.org

The Tourism Authority of Thailand together with MasterCard has launched “72 Hours Amazing Thailand” – a dedicated campaign presenting a host of exciting activities and special privileges exclusively for MasterCard cardholders visiting Thailand.

Mrs. Juthaporn Rerngronasa, Deputy Governor for International Marketing, Tourism Authority of Thailand, said, “72 Hours Amazing Thailand offers a new way for tourists to explore the beauty of Thailand within 72 hours. The campaign introduces customized travel routes and activities for MasterCard cardholders, as well as showcases a collection of Thailand’s newest and most stylish resorts and hotels, hip shopping destinations, luxurious pampering hideaways, chic dining outlets and top golf courses.”

“We are targeting the 72 Hours Amazing Thailand campaign at the mass affluent consumer, aged over 25 years old, who enjoys traveling and experiencing new places which are in vogue in Bangkok and its surrounding areas,” Mrs. Rerngronasa added. As part of the campaign, an English language guidebook – “72 Hours Amazing Thailand” – will be produced for tourists.

According to the latest MasterIndex of Travel (H2 2007) by MasterCard Worldwide, Thailand is among the most preferred personal travel destination for Singaporeans. Ms. Eileen Wee, Vice President and Country Manager for Thailand, MasterCard Worldwide said, “The 72 Hours Amazing Thailand campaign launched by Tourism Authority of Thailand enables visitors to fully enjoy and experience the natural beauty of Thailand, as well as the many attractive offerings and exceptional service that this tourism paradise has to offer to the sophisticated, style-conscious traveler of today. The campaign is an example of how Thailand constantly refreshes itself as a travel destination.”

Until the end of August 2008, customers making transactions with their MasterCard cards will receive up to 50% off their purchases at over 200 leading hotels and resorts, shopping centers, beauty and nail spas, fine dining restaurants, golf courses and retail outlets in Thailand, in addition to a range of other privileges. 
MasterCard cardholders can also indulge in the best spa destinations such as S Medical Spa – one of only two medical spa retreats in the world with the Hydrotherapy 7 in 1 with Shirodhara – an integrated treatment that cares for the mind, body and soul. Services include purification programs, holistic massage and body work, hydrotherapy and full-day wellness programs. MasterCard cardholders also receive VIP treatment at the Banyan Tree Spa at the Banyan Tree Hotel Bangkok – an ideal sanctuary for physical and spiritual well-being.

More Information:
Website: http://www.thailand72hrsamazing.com

Date : 1 June to 31 August 2009
Venue : Department stores, hotels, restaurants, and tourist attraction nationwide

Thailand’s annual “Amazing Thailand Grand Sale” got underway this month and continues to offer visitors great bargains right through to 31 August.
This year, as fuel prices escalate, both visitors and residents are looking for more value and bigger discounts when they are shopping. Thailand never disappoints.

Most mega stores and shopping malls are offering discounts of between 10 to 70%, so there are bargains galore for the shopper prepared to browse around the stores.

Fortunately, most of Bangkok’s major shopping malls and stores are located close to the city’s skytrain or metro transport systems, making it very convenient to hop from one store to the next.
Both the Skytrain and the Metro, offer day use stored-value cards for visitors to make it even more convenient to use the two systems. 
Bangkok’s main shopping districts and streets are to be found along Ploenchit and Sukhumvit roads.

Many of the department stores have direct bridge linking them to Skytrain stations. Just a short walk from the Skytrain stations and visitors discover some pretty impressive department stores and shopping plazas namely Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre, Central World Plaza, Erawan Bangkok, Amarin Plaza, Gaysorn, Central Chidlom, Home Pro Plus, Robinson Department Store, The Emporium and The Mall Department Store.

Discounts are also available in King Power duty free shops, both at Suvarnabhumi Airport and downtown locations. There are even discount deals on luxury treatments at spas, a round of golf at a selection of courses at all major tourist destinations, travel packages and even medical check-ups at world-class hospitals.

The three-month campaign also embraces a variety of destinations beyond Bangkok such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Cha-am, Pattaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Udorn Thani, Phuket, Krabi, Hat Yai and Samui Island.
Grand Sale prizes are offered in conjunction with the campaign sponsor, Visa Card, and include bargain holiday packages to premier destinations such as Phuket and Samui.

Contact : Tourism Investment Department, Tourism Authority of Thailand
Tel : 66 (0) 2250 5500 ext. 2951