Hilton and GCP Hospitality last week announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Phuket Bang Tao, marking the debut of the award-winning Hilton Garden Inn brand in Thailand. Developed and managed by GCP Hospitality, the 177-room hotel spanning seven stories is strategically located in the island's prime Bang Tao Beach area.
Within walking distance to pristine beaches, retail, entertainment and recreational hot spots, guests will enjoy the convenience of staying close to top tourist attractions, such as the Laguna Phuket Resort Complex and Boat Avenue. Phuket International Airport is just a short 25-minute drive from the hotel.
To celebrate the launch of Hilton Garden Inn in Phuket, Hilton Honors members will earn 1,000 points per night when booking directly with Hilton under certain room rates which start from 1,350 baht. Terms and conditions apply.
Visit hilton.com/en/hotels/hktbtgi-hilton-garden-inn-phuket-bang-tao.
A pool villa at Avani+ Koh Lanta Resort. Avani Hotels & Resorts
Avani gives nod to Thai heritage with new resort
Following the successful launch of Avani Ao Nang Cliff Krabi Resort, Avani Hotels & Resorts is adding Avani+ Koh Lanta Resort in Krabi into the brand's collection that offers back to nature and island escape experience.
With 92 guest rooms and private pool villas, the resort redesign is led by a Thai-based PIA design studio that draws inspiration from the heritage of Sriraya, or Lanta Old Town -- incorporating Thai roots as the base of the resort's concept and blending the history of Moken, or Sea Gypsies, Muslim and Chinese origins. All signifies a harmonious community once at the head of a trading port that connects Krabi to Penang and Singapore.
The renewed guest rooms and private pool villas incorporate the hand-drawn wallpaper of Melayu motifs that derives from the traditional pattern in the Malaysian woodcarving introduced to the Thai people from the trading days and classic chinoiserie floor tiles.
Visit avanihotels.com.
AirAsia restarts Bangkok-Singapore route
AirAsia is ready to bring back into service its popular Don Mueang-Singapore route for the commencement of the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) with quarantine requirements lifted. Guests can book their flights to Singapore from just 1,790 baht one way from today to Jan 2, and travel between Dec 29 to Oct 29 by booking through the Flights icon on the AirAsia Super App.
To start the resumption of VTL travel, AirAsia will operate three weekly return flights (every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) from Bangkok to Singapore, beginning Dec 29. Singapore marks the third international destination from Don Mueang brought back into service following the well received Maldives and Phnom Penh routes.
Visit facebook.com/airasiatravels.th.
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Bangkok Airways offers discount via Line app
Bangkok Airways launched its Official Line Account last week to better stay connected with its passengers. To celebrate the official launch, the airline is giving away a special discount valued at 200 baht to be used for a future ticket purchase.
To participate, interested Line users can log in to their Line app and add Bangkok Airways as a new friend by searching ID: @flybangkokair or click bit.ly/addfriend_pgline. Once added, the system will send a welcome message and photo to reconfirm all friend requests; users can then click on the attached photo to receive the 200 baht special discount. The hyperlink will take users to the booking page of Bangkok Airways, which will automatically apply the 200 baht discount received when booking any Bangkok Airways domestic flights.
The discount can be used for reservations from now to Jan 16 and is valid for travel from now until March 31. The special discount is reserved for the first 2,500 users and for this campaign only. Terms and conditions will apply.
Call 1771 or visit facebook.com/flybangkokair.
