Flying high with Emirates
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Emirates has responded to the higher demand from European travellers want to fly with this award-winning airline by adding a sixth daily flight and a second daily Airbus 380 service on its Bangkok-Dubai route.
The sixth flight, which uses the B777-200ER craft, departs Dubai at 3.20pm and arrives Bangkok at 12.20am the following day. The return flight leaves at 1.55am and lands in Dubai at 5.45am. The second A380 is set to replace flight EK373, which now operates with the B777. The new service will start on October 27, pushing its weekly seating capacity between the cities to 16,660 from the current 12,796.
Floral for Vassa
The annual Tak Bat Dok Mai, or Flower Offering, returns to Wat Phra Phutthabat in Saraburi, this Sunday to mark the beginning of the three-month-long rains retreat More than 3,000 Buddhist monks, mostly from Phra Dhammakaya temple, are expected to attend this year’s event. The festival celebrates the bloom of the local flower known as Dok Khao Phansa at the beginning of Vassa. The offerings start at 6am. Saraburi is about one hour and a half’s drive to Bangkok’s north.
Culture on the tracks
The brand new Centra Central Station Bangkok, which had its soft opening on Monday, caters to the leisure and business traveller with comfortable accommodation and convenient facilities. It’s a short distance from Hua Lamphong, Bangkok’s Central Railway Station, Chinatown and an MRT metro station. The price starts at Bt1,430 for a Superior room. Visit www.CentaraHotelsResorts.com.
Life at the top
Bangkok has once again won the popular vote of tourists, picking up the Travellers’ Choice Asia Destinations Award from TripAdvisor. Bangkok stays at the top of Asia’s destinations followed by Tokyo and Beijing. The awards honour top travel spots worldwide based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers.
