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Veranda Resort Pattaya Na Jomtien -MGallery is a beachfront hotel in a laid-back section of Pattaya. The 145-room hotel has four food and beverage outlets. Also, it has a free-form swimming pool overlooking the beach. Other facilities include a gym, a spa, and a kids' club.
An all-villa resort on the Southern Thai island of Phuket is teaming up with an accredited acupuncturist and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to promote healthy lifestyle changes in a peaceful yet luxurious environment.
Marriott hotels expects to double its number of hotels and resort in the Asia Pacific by 2016.
The passage of legislation legalizing gay marriage in new york will be significantly boost the state's tourism industry.
I arrived at the hotel well past midnight. I was happy to see a bottle of white wine on ice and a basket a fruit awaiting my arrival. A couple of glasses of wine later, I was off to bed. Oh, what a comfortable room to fall quickly asleep in! As usual when staying at …
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I departed from Hong Kong International Airport on a Friday evening. My arrival in Phuket was delayed by nearly one hour because of heavy traffic. Oh, what a long and tedious flight . . . Nobody bothered to make an announcement about the delay. But it explains why – just as we were expecting to …
I departed from Hong Kong International Airport on a Friday evening. My arrival in Phuket was delayed by nearly one hour because of heavy traffic. Oh, what a long and tedious flight . . . Nobody bothered to make an announcement about the delay. But it explains why – just as we were expecting to …
Michael Taylor is flying to Phuket in Southern Thailand, where he will spend eight nights at (mostly) five star hotels and resorts. There will be one exception. Just to keep his feet on the ground, he will stay at one hotel that is targeted at the mass market for two nights during that stay. Is …
Last - Next Hospitality Hotels often overstate their case - claiming to offer swimming pools, which are more like oversized bathtubs, and suites that are actually rooms. Here are a few of my pet peeves when staying at five star resorts. As a frequent traveler, I have a few pet peeves. They run from outrageously …
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