Bangkok is hot again for Singaporeans

AD Travel, which suffered a 70 per cent dip in bookings to Thailand in April, has so far  enough leisure and incentive bookings to the destination to “cover at least a month's office rental”, said its director/general manager, Joe Lim.

Hong Thai Travel Services also saw a pick-up in leisure bookings to Bangkok that came “sooner than expected”, said its spokesperson.

Extensive hotel promotions, such as one-plus-one and two-plus-one roomnights, as well as airfare promotions by Thai Airways International and Cathay Pacific have helped.

Accor is offering cash back to guests staying at 36 hotels and resorts in Thailand between now till September 30. For instance, guests of Pullman will get 500 baht (US$15) per roomnight to spend in the hotel.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand in Singapore is also giving visitors vouchers to use at Let's Relax Spa, which has branches in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket, or  Ramayana Restaurant in King Power Downtown Duty Free Complex.

(Sources: Karen Yue, Singapore, TTGAsia)