Why pilgrimages are the next big travel trend
The first guidebook wasn’t a Baedeker appreciation of the Rhineland or a where-to-water-the-servants Grand Tour pamphlet, but a tome called the Codex Calixtinus. This was a 12th-century guide to the…
COVID-19 testing at Suvarnabhumi airport upgraded to increase efficiency – Thai PBS World
Thailand’s Disease Control Department (DCD) has upgraded its COVID-19 testing facility at Suvarnabhumi international airport, which is now capable of producing test results within 70 minutes. The DCD’s Director-General, Dr.…
50 people and places making the world a better place right now
As we focus on how to make more conscious travel decisions, we look to some of our favourite globetrotters to shine a light on the businesses big and small working…
PM confirms he has the list of potential new ministers – Thai PBS World
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-o-cha, said today that he has the list of potential new ministers, for the Cabinet reshuffle, and it is now being vetted by officials, to make…
PM defends proposed extension of state of emergency – Thai PBS World
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Tuesday) defended a proposed extension of the state of emergency for another month, maintaining that such an extension has nothing to do with anti-government…
The Oberoi Marrakech hotel review
An engraved cedar doorway rises 20ft from its own honeyed reflection, like a lofty invitation into a better, bee-carved reality. Crouched before the Atlas mountains on a 28-acre prayer mat…
TAT Launches First “Amazing Thailand EBook” of All Destinations, Special Interest Activities and Maps Nationwide
The Tourism Authority of Thailand Has Compiled More Than 200 of Its Amazing Destination Brochures, Leaflets, Books, Maps, and Media Covering All Aspects of Thai Tourism Into One Easily-Searchable Amazing…
Medical professor recommends delay of travel bubble for at least 6 months – Thai PBS World
Image by David Mark from Pixabay The travel bubble plan, which would allow small groups of foreign tourists to visit Thailand, should be shelved for at least another six months,…
Five new quarantined COVID-19 cases recorded today in Thailand – Thai PBS World
Thailand today recorded five new COVID-19 cases, all among those in quarantine after returning from abroad, as the CCSA decides to stop counting the days that Thailand is free from…
China says UK will ‘bear the consequences’ after Hong Kong extradition treaty suspended – Thai PBS World
China will resolutely respond to acts of interference in its internal affairs, a spokesman for the country’s embassy to the United Kingdom said on Tuesday, after Britain announced it would…
California reports nearly 12,000 COVID cases, biggest increase since pandemic started – Thai PBS World
FILE PHOTO: A drive-in COVID-19 testing center is shown empty and abandoned as Los Angeles reports spike in positive tests amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Inglewood, California, U.S.,…
Australia theme park facing charges over killer ride – Thai PBS World
The owner of Australia’s biggest theme park announced Tuesday it was facing charges over the deaths of four people on a popular water ride in 2016. Two women and two…