Amazing Thailand - June 2009 Newsletter


	Bunnik Tours offer a new fantastic Thailand tour, travelling from bustling Bangkok to stunning sun soaked Phuket. No doubt you will enjoy stunning scenery, beautiful temples, tribal villages and even an elephant training camp!

Death Railway laid bare for Anzac Day
The 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai may be responsible for wider interest in the Thailand-Burma Railway, but for families and country men of the World War II prisoners of war who experienced the Death Railway, their reasons for coming here run far deeper. Hundreds travel daily to Kanchanaburi, 130km west of Bangkok, to a bridge that resembles one in the film over a river that was renamed Kwai to satisfy interest generated by the popular movie. Row upon row of head stones in manicured gardens honour 7000 of the more than 13,000 PoWs from Western countries who died during the building of 415km railway in1942-43.

Central World Receives BK Readers' Choice Award 2008

CentralWorld just received BK Readers’ Choice Award 2008 for the most favorite shopping complex in Thailand. This award encourages CentralWorld to keep improving to be The Largest Lifestyle Shopping Destination in Bangkok. Explore shopping experience at CentralWorld where you will enjoy an unlimited shopping with over 20,000,000 items including limited edition and new arrivals from the world's most famous brands.

Thomas Reupke appointed GM of Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi

Mr Gerd Steeb, president of Centara Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Mr Thomas Reupke as General Manager of Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi. Mr Steeb said that Mr Reupke’s experience in resort hotel and hospitality management would be an asset in further expanding the potential of Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi.

The property is located directly on the beach at Pai Plong Bay, having a frontage of 500 metres with spectacular views of the verdant limestone formations that form such a distinctive part of the Krabi scenery.

Orapin Group appoints Centara Hotels & Resorts to manage two island properties

The Orapin Group has officially appointed Centara Hotels & Resorts to manage its two resort hotels on Samui and Koh Pa-Ngan, saying that Centara’s reputation and experience makes the company Orapin’s ideal business partner for these two prestigious ventures.

“Our company felt that Centara was ideally placed to manage and market our two properties,” says Orapin Group Managing Director Somchai Sangchaysuppakorn “Centara of course has a long track record in Thailand’s hospitality industry, but we also appreciate the company’s go-ahead attitude.

For more information or reservations, please e-mail to reservations@chr.co.th or visit http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com