42 the review TOURISM UPDATE Avani opens in Bangkok
CAROL HAY UK Manager,
Caribbean Tourism Organisation
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM US! WINTER is upon us but out in the Caribbean the weather is glorious; there couldn’t be a better time to go! Prepare yourself for those Caribbean bookings; keep up to date on the news from the Caribbean and become a Caribbean Travel Guru! You can join the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s online training programme today – register your details and get started at:
caribbeantravelguru.com
There are some great benefits on offer, including the possibility to win a £50 Love2Shop Voucher every month. And for all bookings made in January you could also be the lucky winner of £100 worth of Amazon Vouchers - a great prize after all that Christmas and New Year spending! Look out for more information on the planned Caribbean training events and activities for 2015: we’ve got lots in store for our Caribbean Travel Gurus. Stay Tuned & Don’t Miss Out! If you have any queries regarding our online training please contact Ann-Marie Brooks on 020 8948 0057 or by email at
abrooks@caribtourism.com
BY JULIE BAXTER AVANI Hotels & Resorts has added its first hotel in Thailand, the AVANI Atrium Bangkok. Located in a busy commercial and retail area in the Asoke-Sukhumvit area of the Thai capital, the hotel has 568 guest rooms and suites in a range of categories. Previously
operating as Atrium
Bangkok, the property has undergone a multi-million-dollar refurb over the past 12 months adding bedrooms and suites, restaurants and bars. The 12-storey atrium lobby now
showcases a striking six metre high artwork. Rebranded as AVANI Atrium Bangkok,
the hotel blends
contemporary style and an upbeat vibe, with
Thai hospitality and AVANI’s signature hallmarks such as the Design for Life living space – a trendy lifestyle hub – and Connect Zone. The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle bus
service to an Airport Rail Makkasan
Station just over 1km away, which operates
Link to
Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
avanihotels.com
BA’s single travel ticket cuts down on stress
BRITISH Airways has joined forces with Heathrow Express and First Great Western to offer customers in Wales and the West Country a single- ticket combining air and rail travel. Using the ticket customers can
travel, for example, from St Austell to St Petersburg or Bath to Boston. Journeys on the Heathrow Express, from Paddington for LHR Terminals Five and Three, are also included in
NEWS TO USE IN BRIEF New Year, New York:
letsgo2.com, the Caribbean Tourism Organization
22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1BP Tel: 020 8948 0057 Fax: 020 8948 0067
caribbean.co.uk
New York specialist, has new year breaks to the Big Apple. Three nights at the Marcel at Gramercy, in one of the city’s most historical neighbourhoods, starts from £565pp, with United Airlines’ flights. Valid for travel between January 10 and February 28.
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New Virgin Islands connection: A
new VIP air service now connects VC Bird International Airport in Antigua and T.B. Lettsome International
Airport, Beef
Island, Tortola, in The BVIs. The flights, operated by VI Airlink, fly on Fridays and Saturdays and connect with BA and Virgin flights between LGW and Antigua.
bvitourism.co.uk.
Thai Airways A380 for LHR: Thai Airways plans to launch the A380 on the London/Bangkok route this spring on one of its double-daily flights. Flights depart from Heathrow at 11.50 and 21.35, arriving Bangkok at 06.10 and 15.55 respectively. The new service will be promoted from January.
thaiairways.com
the cost of the ticket. The combined booking takes away the stress and fear of missing a flight, if a train is delayed or a connection missed, by giving customers the peace of mind they’ll be on the next available flight – and even get overnight accommodation if the next service isn’t on the same day. Agents can book them from 11 First Great Western stations.
batraveltrade.com
Golf tourism to the fore! in Ayrshire!
AYRSHIRE and Arran in Scotland has a development body charged with promoting the region as one of the world’s premier golf destinations. Ayrshire Golf Scotland will raise the profile of a region that has over 40 courses, including the Open venues of Royal Troon (which will next stage the event in 2016), Trump Turnberry (venue for the Ricoh Ladies British Open this year) as well as the supposed birthplace of the Open, Prestwick Golf Club (pictured). A new website and marketing
tag – ‘Our Golf, Your Way’ – has also been launched. Ayrshire Golf Scotland’s 55-strong membership
includes
some of the region’s courses and accommodation providers. Ken Goodwin, Chair of Ayrshire Golf Scotland,
commented,
“Ayrshire and Arran is unique in the depth of experience it can offer the visiting golfer, ranging from Open venues to courses suiting those with more modest abilities and all within easy reach. When combined with the heritage of Robert Burns and the area’s outstanding scenery there is something for everyone!
ayrshiregolfscotland.com
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