Oct 14
2008Sep 12
2008Full Moon loses its charm to tourists
Filed Under (Culture, Interesting, News, Talks, Travel) by ron on 12-09-2008
Tagged Under : airports, Association, booked, Business operators, Full Moon Party, government, Guide, Hotel, hotel rooms, International, Koh Phangan, Koh Phangan Tourism Promotion Association, news agencies, political, Promotion, rooms, Surat Thani, Surat Thani Guide, Tourism, tourists, train services
Koh Phangan Tourism Promotion Association Chairman Chanchote Piriyasathit said that ahead of the Full Moon Party on September 14, less than half of the 5,000 hotel rooms have been booked. The situation was like years ago when violent scenes from the Deep South were released.
“Normally, all rooms are fully booked a week before the party. But as violent scenes are broadcast through international news agencies, many tourists have cancelled their plans and some delay the visit to late this year,” he said. Business operators have no means to bring the situation back to normalcy, he added, as this depends solely on the government’s decision how to end the political tension.
Aug 26
2008Artful farewell
Filed Under (Articles, Attractive, Culture, Entertainment, Interesting, Talks, Travel) by ron on 26-08-2008
Tagged Under : administration team, art, Art and Culture Centre, art exhibitions, Art Foundation of Bangkok, Asia, Bangkok, Bangkok Design Festival, BMA, British, British Embassy, City, cultural city, Design, Design Festival, East Asia, Embassy, Festival, Public Spaces, rapidly, speedy city, transforming, Transforming Public Spaces, urban, urban city
Aiming to transforming Bangkok into cultural city, Bangkok will be coloured with two mega art exhibitions, Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin announced at newly-opened Bangkok Art and Culture Centre yesterday, one day before finishing his term.
“Bangkok, as urban city, has been changing rapidly. Sometime speedy city expansion causes both pro and con. I hope art and culture will help lively transforming into better urban,” the governor said.
“Although I’ll step down from the position tomorrow, the art centre can be run by Art Foundation of Bangkok in which Prof Apinan Poshyananda, foundation’s administration committee chairman and Chatvichai Promadhattavedi, acting director are taking care. We set some amount of money - budget of 2009 - for running the centre at the first phrase,” the governor said and adding he will join the upcoming Bangkok Governor election nominated by Democrat Party.
