Thai provinces on the Andaman Coast are popular tourist destinations with a bounty of services and activities for visitors. The Bangkok Post launches a special magazine — Travel Guide to Phuket, Krabi, Pyangnga — to help tourists choose accommodation, restaurants and tours….

Not so long ago, Charoen Nakhon Road was one of Bangkok’s major thoroughfares that enjoyed light traffic while its bordering neighbourhoods, all of them culinarily abundant, are less flocked-to by visitors. Blessed with the breezy Chao Phraya River to which it runs…

Nam Tok Chat Trakan, which lends its name to the national park, is a highlight. It is made up of a series of falls formed by the same stream at different elevations. Shown here are three of its seven levels — the…

A view of seaside in Koror, Palau. (Reuters photo) KOROR, Palau: The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau will ban “reef-toxic” sunscreens from 2020 in what it claims is a world-first initiative to stop chemical pollution killing its famed corals. Palau, which…

Koh Samet will actively encourage visitors not to use plastic bags from Thursday. (Post Today photo) The tourist island of Koh Samet will on Thursday launch a campaign encouraging visitors to “say no” to plastic bags as part of a nationwide effort…

The Red Cross Fair is moving from Amporn Gardens to Lumpini Park this year and City Hall is concerned that big crowds will trample ‘their’ grass. (File photo) Plans to relocate the Red Cross Fair to Lumpini Park at the end of…

A man snorkels in an area called the Coral Gardens near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, northeast of Bundaberg in Queensland. (Reuters photo) Ask four Australians why the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and you’ll hear four different answers….

Changing times: Known as Ban Hab Ho Hin, this former rice mill has been redeveloped into a tourist attraction. It is located in the Kao Hong area, one of three sites designated to become special conservation zones. Songkhla has become known as…

Passenger terminal at Trang Airport. The Department of Airports plans to build a new passenger terminal for Trang airport. It aims to quadruple the capacity from 300 passengers per hour to 1,200 within the next four years. According to the department, the…

HANOI: In the heart of Hanoi’s busy Old Quarter, French-built railroad tracks have become a hotspot for tourists seeking the perfect Instagram selfie, and for cafe owners serving up hot coffee and cold beer. The old tracks in central Hanoi are a…