All Thai’D Up With New ‘Dream’ Destination

[Notstupid30]

Thomson and First Choice to operate UK’s first direct flight to Phuket, Thailand

• 787 Dreamliner to fly from London Gatwick in November 2013
  
• Exclusive ‘concept’ hotels and unique modern holiday options for customers including ‘tour and stay’ programme
  

Thomson and First Choice have today, 31 October, announced that they will become the only UK holiday company to fly direct to Phuket, Thailand from November 2013.

The announcement comes as the newest addition to the company’s fleet of aircraft, the Thomson 787 Dreamliner, prepares for service on long haul routes to Florida and Mexico from May 2013.

Thomson and First Choice customers will now be able to fly direct to Phuket on the 787 Dreamliner, where they can experience unique ‘concept’ hotels including a First Choice SplashWorld and a Thomson Couples property in the resorts of Krabi, Khao Lak and Phuket.

Thomson and First Choice are also giving their customers the chance to explore Thailand further and travel the length and breadth of the country with a ‘twin centre’ offering where, for example, holidaymakers can either stay for three nights in Bangkok combined with an 11 night stay in Krabi, Khao Lak or Phuket. If Bangkok is a little lively, Thomson and First Choice will be offering a number of pure beach ‘twin centre’ holidays so customers can opt to connect from Phuket for a seven night stay in Koh Samui followed by seven nights in Krabi, Khao Lak or Phuket. Other options include seven nights in Khao Lak and seven nights in the popular travellers’ retreat of Krabi, for those who want a more ‘rest and relaxation’ focussed break.

If customers want to discover more of Thailand they can take an eight night organised tour as part of our ‘tour and stay’ programme including stops at the River Kwai, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and the Mai Salong valley combined with a six night beach stay in either Phuket, Krabi or Khao Lak.

Southeast Asia and particularly Thailand are popular choices for Brits who want to ‘Thai the knot’- so with this in mind Thomson and First Choice have created an extensive weddings programme to suit a wide range of customer needs.

Remember remember the 5^th of November, as on this date next year, the first 787 flight to Thailand will jet off to the ‘land of smiles’ from London Gatwick.

Shona Swain, General Manager of Long Haul Product for Thomson and First Choice, said of the news:

“We are thrilled that we are able to offer an exclusive, direct flight to Phuket on the Thomson 787 Dreamliner and we are confident that our customers will love the destination and the hotels we will be operating to.

“Choosing Thailand as a destination was an obvious choice; it is extremely popular with tourists and tops the bill for independent travellers, with its perfect mix of modern hotels, white sandy beaches that stretch for miles and authentic Thai cuisine, temples and markets - it has a unique appeal to couples, groups and families alike.”

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[Richie23]

Just what the area needs. Another bucket load of tourists turning up...

[Notstupid30]

Just what the area needs. Another bucket load of tourists turning up...

Yup and more from my neck of the woods

TUI Travel could launch flights between Manchester and Phuket after the successful booking start to its Gatwick services to the Thailand resort, Travel Daily has learned.

Garry Wilson, TUI’s managing director of purchasing told Travel Daily the company has already seen 7,000 bookings for the first year of the London Gatwick to Phuket route, which will launch November this year using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

“We always look for multiple departure points and the next obvious choice would be Manchester,” Wilson told Travel Daily at TUI’s press conference in Bangkok earlier today.

TUI is aiming to drive more business to Thailand this year with the new flights, which will also see Phuket connected to Stockholm and Copenhagen.

“We are very excited by the opportunities we have in bringing more guests to Thailand,” Peter Long, CEO of TUI said at the conference, adding that as a destination, Thailand offers broad appeal “to couples, groups and families alike”.

Read More : http://www.traveldailymedia.com/144899/tui-considers-other-phuket-departureshttp://www.traveldailymedia.com/144899/tui-considers-other-phuket-departures

Edited January 8, 2013 by Notstupid30

[JetsetBkk]

I bet the tuk-tuk mafia are rubbing their hands with glee.

[Notstupid30]

I bet the tuk-tuk mafia are rubbing their hands with glee.

Yeah very true also heard there are plans to speed up the airport extension .. ?

[Colonel_Mustard]

Not a flight I'd want to take having read about all the problems with the 787 Dreamliner.

[Guest]

Not a flight I'd want to take having read about all the problems with the 787 Dreamliner.

Interesting. I would have never noted this article if you have not mentioned Dreamliner's problems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-20942484

Boeing Dreamliner catches fire in Boston

The fire broke out after passengers and crew members had disembarked

[noob7]

Not a flight I'd want to take having read about all the problems with the 787 Dreamliner.

Interesting. I would have never noted this article if you have not mentioned Dreamliner's problems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-20942484

Boeing Dreamliner catches fire in Boston

The fire broke out after passengers and crew members had disembarked

Update:

http://www.bbc.co.uk...siness-20950287

Anyone wanna fly that Boing, these days?

Edited January 9, 2013 by noob7

[LivinginKata]

All new aircraft have 'teething' problems. look at the 777 and the A380 record.

Edited January 9, 2013 by LivinginKata
typo correction 390 -> 380

[noob7]

All new aircraft have 'teething' problems. look at the 777 and the A390 record.

A390?

[LivinginKata]

All new aircraft have 'teething' problems. look at the 777 and the A390 record.

A390?

oh dear - typo A380 but that's a good future photo

[noob7]

All new aircraft have 'teething' problems. look at the 777 and the A390 record.

A390?

oh dear - typo A380 but that's a good future photo

This design was to close, to the A380:

[Chao Lao Beach]

Just what the area needs. Another bucket load of tourists turning up...

Probably will be actually !!!! 2013 is lining up for more political unrest from one of them at least as changers are proposed and or processed in Bangkok. An gezz, now have the Green Shirts.

[Chao Lao Beach]

All new aircraft have 'teething' problems. look at the 777 and the A390 record.

A390?

oh dear - typo A380 but that's a good future photo

This design was to close, to the A380:

Do you think they are fake images?

[LivinginKata]

This design was to close, to the A380:

Do you think they are fake images?

WOW, that is a very good photo shop image. Looks real to me.

[noob7]

This design was to close, to the A380:

Do you think they are fake images?

WOW, that is a very good photo shop image. Looks real to me.

They only forgot the 3 jet on the left wing.

Also the 3. floor is for kids, only. Or dwarfs, in case I look for the windows.

But this is the real A390. Germans Lufthansa is testing it:

(picture to big!)

http://www.deviantar..._by_Yeti112.jpg

Edited January 9, 2013 by noob7

[noob7]

And I think, this is the next Boing project: