Chaophya Park Bangkok Enhances MICE Facilities with New Venue
Posted July 14, 2009 , add a commentThe Chaophya Park Hotel, Bangkok, is enhancing
its MICE facilities with the soft opening of a brand new ‘mansion
house’ styled venue, Tarathep House, on the 18th July, 2009.
The new MICE facility is a stand-alone
house with an impressive fa?ade of columns and a white dome. With
its own driveway and grand entrance, guests will first glimpse a
stunning new water feature at its entrance.
Located close
to the main hotel entrance within the hotel’s gardens, Tarathep House can accommodate
upwards of 600 people for cocktails and up to 450 people for a sit
down dinner.
Designed with a duplex mezzanine floor, the
Tarathep House is ideal for private parties,
exhibitions or product launches.
The venue comes complete with its own kitchens; top
of the range audio visual equipment; cocktail bars, changing rooms
and washroom facilities.
Commenting on the opening of
Tarathep House, Mr. Andrew Wood, General Manager of the Chaophya
Park Hotel & Resorts said, “This brings the total meeting space to
almost 3,000 sq metres, comprising of 4 separate ballrooms and 13
breakout rooms. The hotel is positioning itself as the premier
meeting facility on Rachadipisek Road, with a wide range of
options for all meeting planners, event organisers and wedding
specialists.”
“We designed Tarathep House
specifically with exclusive exhibitions and product launches in
mind. For weddings we don’t believe there is another venue quiet
like Tarathep House. Wedding couples using Tarathep House will be
able to have wedding themes unlike anything a hotel ballroom has
been able to do in the past. With the private nature of a stand
alone ‘mansion’ we give you complete freedom, privacy and
exclusivity. Our policy to only offer the Tarathep House to one
client at a time to ensure the event planner will ‘own’
the venue throughout the period of the event or wedding.
It will certainly stand out from using just a regular
hotel ballroom but at a very similar price,” added Mr
Wood.
Kingfisher Airlines to Launch New Routes; Suspend Flights
Posted , add a comment Beginning September 2009, India’s
Kingfisher Airlines is to launch two new flights out of Mumbai.
The two new routes will be Mumbai – Singapore and Mumbai – Hong
Kong. Both will be daily direct return services and will be
operated using brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
The airline has also applied to the Indian
Ministry of Civil Aviation to commence operations on the New Delhi
– London – New Delhi sector. The flights on this route will also
be operated using Airbus A330-200. Launch dates are expected to be
confirmed once the requisite regulatory approvals are in place.
The launch of this new route will mark the first time that
Kingfisher Airlines will operate international flights out of New
Delhi.
Besides this route, there are plans to start
flights from New Delhi to Bangkok and from New Delhi to Dubai. The
flights on these two routes will be operated using the Airbus A320
/ A321 aircraft.
There are also plans for Kingfisher to commence
flights between Mumbai and Bangkok, between Mumbai and Dubai and
between Mumbai and Colombo. The flights on these routes will also
be operated using the Airbus A320 / A321 aircraft.
Commenting on the plans for these new
international routes, Mr. Prakash Mirpuri, Vice President,
Corporate Communications, said, “The plan to launch these new
services is consistent with our goal of redeploying capacity on
routes with better yields as compared to domestic sectors. Our
assessment of travel behavior in these markets, flyer preferences
and projected demand indicates promising potential on these eight
new international routes.”
Kingfisher Airlines will suspend its flights on
the Bangalore – London – Bangalore route and its feeder service on
the Colombo – Bangalore – Colombo route with effect from September
15,2009.
The airline said that all guests who are booked
during this period will be accommodated on the London – Mumbai –
London flights with appropriate connections.
Thai Airways International launches Promotion
Posted , add a commentThai Airways International has launched “Fly
THAI Get More (Bin Sud Kua Sud Kum) Promotion”, which offers
special air fares on select domestic and international routes.
The
promotion is not just about special fares but also includes a
number of bonus services without extra charges. These services
include wide selection of onboard meals and beverages, up to 40 kg
of check-in luggage allowance and lounge access per class of
service entitlement.
Reservations and ticketing for the “Fly
THAI Get More Promotion” can be made until 31 July
2009 for travel departing Bangkok before 30 September
2009.
THAI’s “Fly THAI Get More
Promotion” is offered for return air tickets in Economy
Class, prices starting from 2,810 Baht for domestic
destinations and 4,300 Baht for international
destinations. Special prices being offered include
services to Singapore at 5,645 Baht, Shanghai and
Beijing at 12,930 Baht, Tokyo at 16,025 Baht, Korea at
16,170 Baht.
As part of this special promotion, THAI is also offering
the first 100 passengers who purchase air tickets under the “Fly
THAI Get More Promotion” free 2 seats movie tickets for the
“Galileo” movie, from a total of 200 seats.
THAI is also offering a
special Hong Kong Shopping Spree price of
9,900 Baht per person which includes:
- return air
ticket for one seat on Economy Class, Bangkok – Hong Kong v.v.
- hotel accommodation for 3 days/2 nights (for two persons) at
one of the following hotels:
Novotel Century Hong
Kong, Hong Kong
Park Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Royal
Pacific Hong Kong, Kowloon
All prices quoted are inclusive of airport tax and surcharges at
net price. Mileage can be accrued by members of THAI’s Royal
Orchid Plus frequent flyer program for travels on domestic routes
only.
Evergreen Laurel Hotel Bangkok Joins Utell
Posted , add a commentThe Evergreen Laurel Hotel Bangkok has chosen
Utell Hotels & Resorts for its dedicated international sales,
marketing and distribution.
Its sister property, the Evergreen Laurel
Hotel Penang in Malaysia has also extended its decade-long
relationship with Utell for another two years.
Ric Leutwyler, president of Utell said, “We
are delighted to welcome Evergreen’s distinguished Bangkok
property into the Utell family and of course to continue providing
our services to the Penang property. This is indeed testament to
the faith that the group has in Utell’s ability to provide
international hotel sales, marketing and distribution services,
essential to enabling hotels and small independent group hotels to
compete on a global level.”
In honor of the switch to Utell, the
160-room Evergreen
Laurel Hotel Bangkok is offering a special rate of $89 per night
throughout July and August, with no minimum stay. The Bangkok property
is
located on Sathorn Road.
AirAsia to launch Flights from Singapore to Miri and Tawau
Posted , add a commentAirAsia is to launch two new flights between
Singapore and East Malasyia. The new Singapore - Miri and Singapore - Tawau sectors,
which begin 9 September, will help draw more inbound international
tourist traffic arriving from Singapore into Sabah and Sarawak.
To celebrate the introduction of the new routes,
AirAsia is offering all-in-fare for Tawau- Singapore from RM79
(Sin$42) and Miri- Singapore from RM59 (Sin$32).
Both promotional fares open for sale from
14 July to 19 July 2009 for travel between 9 September 2009 and 30
April 2010. Promotional seats are limited and available on
first-come, first-served basis.
AirAsia’s first connection between East Malaysia
and Singapore was from Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, which commenced
last November. Other existing routes include Kuala Lumpur -
Singapore, Langkawi- Singapore and Penang- Singapore.
Apart from Malaysia, AirAsia currently flies
between Singapore and the Indonesian provinces which include Bali
(2 daily flights), Jakarta (4 daily flights), Pekanbaru (3 flights
weekly), Yogyakarta (1 daily flight) and Bandung (2 daily
flights). In addition to that, AirAsia also flies to Bangkok (4
daily flights) and Phuket (1 daily flight) in Thailand.
AirAsia currently has a total of 406
weekly flights to and from Singapore.
Kathleen Tan, Regional Head of Commercial
AirAsia, said “We are proud to open-up new market as these sectors
are not served. Students, families and foreign workers can now
take advantage of our low fares and renew their social ties more
frequently or even indulge in leisure holidays to both countries.
There are countless attractions in East Malaysia and Singapore as
it entails a wonderful journey of discovery into its culture,
heritage and adventure. Our recent initiative to remove the
administration fee reiterates AirAsia’s commitment to offer big
value so everyone can fly following our move to abolish fuel
surcharge last year.”
Miri is the second largest city and
the most popular tourist destination in Sarawak. It is famous for
its national parks, heritage sites and adventure destinations for
the most spellbinding experiences in Sarawak. For instance the
Gunung Mulu National Park, is home to the world’s largest cave
system, the world’s largest cave passage and the largest natural
rock chamber in the world. Miri is also a bustling commercial
centre and boasts as the home of Sarawak’s oil industry.
Tawau is located at the northern tip of Sabah Borneo and is the
gateway to the world class diving paradise Sipadan Island and many
neighboring island resorts. Through Tawau tourists will also gain
access to a few oldest virgin forests in the world, for instance
Danum Valley, Tabin Wildlife, Maliau Basin, and Tawau Hill Park.