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As five-star properties across the city continue doling out enticing staycation offers, we’re particularly drawn to the ‘Hello Bangkok’ promotion, by newly opened Kimpton Maa-Lai Hotel Bangkok.

Lately, the talk-of-the-town has revolved around a particular hotel — the newly opened Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok. From its stylish pet-friendly cafe, to a tropical rooftop bar offering incredible panoramas of Bangkok’s city-scape, this latest new contender on Soi Langsuan has much to offer.. On weekdays, the lobby buzzes with regular patrons and chic creatives, out to enjoy some good coffee and leisure at its finest. Come by on the weekend, and the entire space — indoors and out — comes alive as the city’s most stylish bring their pets for an afternoon stroll.

Following the current Staycation trend, as five-starred properties across town begin rolling out exciting offers, Kimpton Maa-Lai is by no means behind — with a bevy of tantilising promotions, many

The good, the bad and the boring

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Quarantine in Thailand: The good, the bad and the boring

Thai returnee from Germany describes quiet stay in once-raucous Pattaya

At eight in the morning, the doorbell rings and a familiar voice announces that my breakfast is ready. Like every morning in the past nine days, I open the door to find no one in sight — just a plastic container of food on a small table.

Emmy Sasipornkarn offers a first-person account of her trip from Germany to Thailand and life under quarantine. (DW photo)

The same contact-free procedure is repeated for lunch at 12pm and dinner at 5pm. This is a “normal” day in the life of Thailand’s state-sponsored 14-day coronavirus quarantine, compulsory upon entering from Germany.

Trying to go home

A few weeks ago, I — like many other Thai nationals in Germany — was looking forward to finally returning home. But first I had

British-Australian Academic Accused of Spying by Iran Freed in Reported Prisoner Swap Deal

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By Phil Mercer November 26, 2020

A British-Australian academic has been released from prison in Iran after more than two years. Kylie-Moore Gilbert was convicted on espionage charges, which she has always denied.

Moore-Gilbert, an academic at Melbourne University, was serving a 10-year sentence in Iran for spying. She was detained at Tehran airport in 2018 after attending a conference.

Accused of espionage, she was tried in secret and convicted. She has strongly denied all the charges against her.

Iranian state media said she was exchanged for an Iranian businessman and two Iranian citizens “who had been detained abroad.” It has been reported the men were linked to a plot to bomb Israeli diplomats in Bangkok in 2012. Australian officials have not commented publicly on reports of a prisoner swap.

In letters smuggled out of Tehran’s Evin Prison earlier this year, the British-Australian academic said she had “never been a

“Mulberry Grove” applies technology for comfort and convenience in “Intergeneration Living”

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“Mulberry Grove” applies technology for comfort and convenience in “Intergeneration Living”

Mr. Roongrote Chongsujipan, Senior Vice President of Mulberry Grove at MQDC, at “Mulberry Grove Sukhumvit” with the robot “Kai Tomm”, which will be a personal assistant at the super-luxury ‘intergeneration’ residence, enhancing the lifestyle of all ages, connecting with everything in the world, as one of the technologies to make life at “Mulberry Grove Sukhumvit” comfortable and convenient.

New technology and expanding modern transport systems such as the Skytrain have cut travel time and extended Bangkok’s Central Business District (CBD) into new areas, where qualify of life comes with tech-powered convenience. While residences increasingly combine homes with co-working space, the Thai tradition of all generations of the family living together in a single household continues and remains the core institution of society.

Technology now plays a crucial role in our lives. Mobile communications and handy devices are central to

Savour an invigorating staycation at the lushest resort in the heart of Langsuan

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As 2020 is approaching its end and we prepare to welcome 2021, what could be more deserved than much needed overdue respite from the hustle and bustle and endless hours of toil? And what could be more healing than to do it amid lavish greenery complemented with gourmet meals and a great night’s sleep?

For full-scale nature brought to your door and a sanctuary for your soul, look no further than Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok, the first of its kind hotel in Southeast Asia, where as IHG® Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, brings Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants’ signature heartfelt service and distinctive design

Located in Sindhorn Village in the luxury Langsuan (‘behind the garden’) neighbourhood, Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok offers an exceptional resort-vibe staycation steps from Lumphini Park and minutes from Sukhumvit, Silom, Siam, and Chidlom.

For lovebirds in town, spacious noise-proof Grand Premium Roo

Thais ready to travel again

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BANGKOK, 27 November 2020: Booking.com has revealed key predictions for Thai travellers for the coming year and beyond as travellers come to terms with the Covid-19 pandemic.

The predictions shared by Booking.com are
part of a broader study of more than 20,000 travellers across 28 countries and
territories with observations relevant to individual country markets.

From the study, Thai travellers showed one
of the highest levels of optimism and excitement across many of the predictions
for leisure travel, even if this continues to be different for a long time.

Booking.com has seen that travellers will
continue to find ways to satiate their appetite for travel as long as it’s safe
to do so, and the industry will need to adapt at pace.

Road Trip Ready

On average, 58% of travellers around the
world are looking forward to visiting nearby regions or destinations accessible
by car. This increases to 73% among

World’s most connected cities see massive decline in air travel, IATA data shows

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By Travel Reporter 18m ago

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data revealing that the Covid-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on international connectivity, shaking up the rankings of the world’s most connected cities.

London, the world’s number one most connected city in September 2019, has seen a 67% decline in connectivity. By September 2020, it had fallen to number eight.

Shanghai is now the top ranked city for connectivity with the top four most connected cities all in China — Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu.

·New York (-66% fall in connectivity), Tokyo (-65%), Bangkok (-81%), Hong Kong (-81%) and Seoul (-69%) have all exited the top ten. Africa suffered a 93% decline in connectivity.

Ethiopia managed to buck the trend. During the first peak of the pandemic in April 2020, Ethiopia maintained connections with 88 international destinations.

Quarantine in Thailand: The good, the bad and the boring | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW

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The same contact-free procedure is repeated for lunch at 12 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. This is a “normal” day in the life of Thailand’s state-sponsored 14-day coronavirus quarantine, compulsory upon entering from Germany.

Read more: Thailand’s king living in luxury quarantine while his country suffers

Trying to go home

A few weeks ago, I — like many other Thai nationals in Germany — was looking forward to finally returning home. But first I had to register with the Thai Embassy due to the pandemic.

When my Thai Airways flights were cancelled for the second time in mid-September, I decided to

Thai Airways unveils ‘flight to nowhere’ for religious worshipers

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(CNN) — Nervous travelers have often found themselves praying on board a plane.

But a new flight offering from Thai Airways plans to feature in-flight spirituality in a very different way.

The airline will fly a one-off flight dubbed the “THAI Magical Flying Experience Campaign” over some of Thailand’s holiest Buddhist religious sites, with passengers reciting mantras along the way.

Thai Airways’ sightseeing “flight to nowhere” will last for three hours on November 30.

The plane will take off from Bangkok and travel over 99 sacred sites such as Wat Arun and the Temple of Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, Phra Samut Chedi in Samut Prakarn, Wat Phra Boromma That Chaiya in Surat Thani and the UNESCO-listed heritage sites in Sukhothai and Ayutthaya.

Thai Airways’ ‘flight to nowhere’ will fly over 31 provinces, including historic Ayutthaya.

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On board, Dr. Khata Chinbunchon, a celebrity fortune teller and religion history expert,

Heritage meets hospitality at Avani Southeast Asia hotels: Travel Weekly

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In the pale light before dawn, we knelt upon bamboo mats, rolling balls of sticky rice between our fingers while the monks crept in on bare feet.

Each morning in Luang Prabang, Laos, the streets fill with saffron-clad Buddhist monks from more than 30 local temples. Filing silently through town, the meditative monks receive their morning alms from locals and visitors. Mystical and mesmerizing, the daily ritual known as tak bat in Lao has been practiced for more than six centuries in this spiritual haven along the Mekong River.

Designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1995 for its cultural and architectural heritage, Luang Prabang retains elements of its French colonial legacy, which is particularly notable at Avani+ Luang Prabang. What was built as a bungalow for French officers in 1914 has been completely transformed by architect Pascal Trahan into a 2.5-acre enclave built around a century-old bodhi tree and

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Our Guide To A Staycation at the Kimpton Maa-Lai Hotel Bangkok

The good, the bad and the boring

Quarantine in Thailand: The good, the bad and the boring

British-Australian Academic Accused of Spying by Iran Freed in Reported Prisoner Swap Deal

“Mulberry Grove” applies technology for comfort and convenience in “Intergeneration Living”

“Mulberry Grove” applies technology for comfort and convenience in “Intergeneration Living”

Savour an invigorating staycation at the lushest resort in the heart of Langsuan

Thais ready to travel again

World’s most connected cities see massive decline in air travel, IATA data shows

Quarantine in Thailand: The good, the bad and the boring | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW

Trying to go home

Thai Airways unveils ‘flight to nowhere’ for religious worshipers

Heritage meets hospitality at Avani Southeast Asia hotels: Travel Weekly