Archive for December, 2007

Hope on the hotel horizon (Bangkok Post)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

While security worries in Bangkok in 2007 scared away tourists and left the hotel business in disarray, most believe the worst has passed and are looking forward to stability under a new government.

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A Look Back At The Year’s Best Bites (The Tampa Tribune)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

We dined out a lot in 2007, and today look back on some of the more memorable meals that appeared on these pages. Here are 10 favorites, in no particular order, all worth revisiting in the new year.

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Kempinski debuts in Saudi Arabia (Zawya)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Dubai, UAE - Kempinski Hotels Kempinski Hotels has been awarded the management contract for a new five star luxury hotel on Jeddah Cornish overlooking the Red Sea shores.

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‘Mouse Killer’ (Canada.com)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

HONG KONG — Canada didn’t make Allan Zeman. He made himself, with a little help from Asia. Granted, he made his first million in Montreal, but that was when he was 19. In the 38 years since he moved to Hong Kong, he’s made countless more.

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Myanmar: National Airline To Resume Service To Thailand, Malaysia (Sin Chew Jit Poh)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

YANGON, MYANMAR: Myanmar’s national airline plans to resume flights to the capitals of Thailand and Malaysia in mid-January, more than two months after service was suspended amid a government crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

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Myanmar’s national airline to resume service to Thailand, Malaysia (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Myanmar’s national airline plans to resume flights to the capitals of Thailand and Malaysia in mid-January, more than two months after service was suspended amid a government crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

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SA tsunami survivors back in Thailand (Cape Argus)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

One of the South Africans who survived the tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004, has returned to the shores of the Indian Ocean where he lost two of his friends as giant waves triggered by a powerful earthquake struck hundreds of thousands of people.

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SA tsunami survivors back in Thailand (Independent Online)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

One of the South Africans who survived the tsunami disaster in December 2004 has returned to the shores of the Indian Ocean where he lost two of his friends.

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2 Negros athletes spend Christmas eve at Rizal Memorial (Sun Star)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

TWO Negrense athletes who were members of the RP contingent to the recent 24th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand joined three others who spent Christmas eve in their air-conditioned quarters at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.

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10 top travel stories (rediff.com)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

A look back at the year in travel: do you remember all the innovations, near misses and crazy inventions? We’ve gathered the best stories.

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