MALDIVES: Songkran in the sun

The three-night package is available for booking from now to December 31. Travel periods are April 4-7, 7-10 and 14-17. Club Med Kani, Maldives is the ideal family destination. Call (02) 253-0108 or e-mail: [email protected].

 

TRAT AND BEYOND

Chilling with Centara

Centara Hotels & Resorts is offering beach holiday packages in Krabi, Phuket, Hua Hin, Samui, Koh Chang and Trat. Valid from now through to March 31, the cost varies according to the property, room type and the season, but always includes daily buffet breakfast, a 60-minute massage or spa treatment for two, complimentary roundtrip airport transfers, welcome cocktails, and a beach bag as a practical souvenir. A five-night stay in Tropical Suite at Centara Chaan Talay Resort & Villas Trat, for example, costs Bt20,990 from January 11 to February 28. Call (02) 101 1234 extension 1 or e-mail [email protected].

 

BANGKOK

Tea with a Glow

Glow Trinity’s offers an “Afternoon Delight” package for Bt2,900 per night including breakfast for two. Book two consecutive nights or longer, and you’ll enjoy a complimentary afternoon tea set featuring sandwiches, scones and a pot of tea for two persons served between 2 and 5pm. The package is good until June 30. This city hotel is on Sathon Soi 8, just a short walk away from Chong Nonsi BTS Station. Call (02) 231 5050 or [email protected]. Visit www.GlowByZinc.com/silom.

 

Palace on the river

Right in the heart of Bangkok on the banks of the Chao Phraya River is Praya Palazzo, a stylish 17-room mansion that’s recently been converted into a luxury boutique hotel. It's now offering a special package for 2 nights with dinner at between Bt12,000 to Bt27,000, depending on room type. The rates include daily breakfast, welcome fruits upon arrival, free Wifi, one afternoon tea for two, charter boat to and from the piers and dinner. The deal is good until April 30. Call (02) 883 2998, (081) 402 8118 or e-mail: [email protected] or browse www.PrayaPalazzo.com.

 

CAMBODIA

Cambodian classics

The Siam Society is arranging a study trip to Cambodia from February 9 to 14 with visits to some remarkable masterpieces of architecture and statuary remains of the pre-Angkor period, the classical Angkor period and the post-Angkor period. The group will stay two nights at a hotel in Phnom Penh, one night at a small resort in Kompong Thom Province, and three nights at a hotel in Siem Reap. The cost is Bt52,600 for members and Bt55,600 for non-members. Contact Prasert or Ekkarin at (02) 661 6470-7 or e-mail: [email protected].