Bangkok

Bangkok was founded in 1782 by the first monarch of the present Chakri dynasty. It is now the country's spiritual, cultural, diplomatic, commercial and educational hub. It covers an area of more than 1,500 square kilometres, and it is home to approximatlely ten million people or more than 10% of the country's population.




Over the last few decades, Thailand's capital city, Bangkok, has changed into a modern, exciting and sophisticated city. It offers to visitors not only the cosmopolitan amenities they would expect from other big cities, but also a unique treasure trove of cultural attractions. Thailand, in the heart of Southeast Asia, was never colonised and thus kept its unique culture and heritage intact. Bangkok offers visitors the opportunity to experience fascinating glimpse of Thailand's gentle culture amidst the bustle of a great and dynamic metropolis. This great city has had astounding success in combining the ancient and modern world.


For tourists, Bangkok has a feast of attractions to offer. The city is dotted with 400 glittering Buddhist temples of great beauty and fascination, magnificent palaces, classical dance extravaganzas, numerous shopping centres and traditional ways of life, especially along the "Venice of the East" timeless canals and the Chao Phraya River of the "River of Kings" winding through the city. It is worth taking a trip along its waters before exploring further into different canals to take a glimpse of old Bangkok.

Bangkok's Old Don Mueang Airport Re-Opens for Domestic Flights
The old airport in North Bangkok, now re-named Don Mueang Airport, re-opened for domestic flights on March 25, 2007.

Don Mueang Airport will handle domestic flights operated by the following airlines.

* One-Two-Go: All flights
* Nok Air: All flights
* Thai Airways International (THAI): non-connecting domestic flights only

The designated airport code for Don Mueang Airport is DMK.

Please check with the airlines before you leave for the airport.
Contact information:

* Thai Airways International (THAI)
Important:
Domestic flights that connect with flights to international destinations will operate out of the new international Bangkok airport – Suvarnabhumi Airport only.

The designated airport code for Suvarnabhumi Airport, is BKK.
To identify THAI flights operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport, please note the “BKK” airport code and the three-digit flight number printed on air tickets.

For non-connecting domestic THAI flights operating out of Don Mueang Airport (“DMK” airport code), the flight number is four-digits.

THAI Operations at Don Mueang and Suvaranbhumi Airport
Effective as of 25 March – 27 October 2007
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For more information regarding THAI flights and reservations, please contact
24-hour reservations centre: 0 2356 1111

* NOK AIR – New service from Don Mueang Airport
All Scheduled Flights Now Operate out of Don Mueang
On 1 March 2007, Nok Air – promoted as the truly Thai low fare airline – announced its relocation from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang Airport. All its scheduled flights have been operating in and out of Don Mueang airport since 25 March 2007.

Budgeting for a Robust Internet Marketing Strategy in 2007 A Best Practices Guide to Aid in Developing the 2007 Hotel Online Marketing Budget
As many hotels enter the 2007 budget planning season, this article aims to help hoteliers construct a competitive Internet marketing budget. The hotel's overall competitiveness today is determined to a great extent by how well it manages its Internet marketing and distribution efforts. It is not a question of how big the budget should be, but rather what to include and how much to allocate in the Internet marketing budget for a meaningful ROI and online revenue growth. This article takes a closer look at some important aspects of Internet marketing in hospitality and what marketing activities and line items comprise the 2007 online marketing budget.

2006 may have been a banner year in hospitality, but how has this success translated into the planning of next year's marketing budget - especially as it relates to the online channel? While the hotel may have an internal formula for ROI, many hoteliers are confused as to what, where, and how much of the marketing budget should be devoted to the online channel.

The dynamic nature of the Internet further complicates the budget planning process. In an environment that consistently brings new fads, new online media formats and business models, new competitors, and new tools and methods to market a hotel via the web, how does a hotel marketer accurately and sanely plan next year's Internet marketing budget?