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Ittirit Kinglek, president of the Krabi Tourism Association announced that by the end of this low season (October 2008), he expects to see an increase of 500 - 2000 hotel rooms on top of the existing 14,000 currently available in Krabi (Ao Nang, Koh Lanta, and Koh Phi Phi Hotel Figures).

project hotel rooms in Krabi 16,000 (2009)

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News Reports : Krabi Commercial Fishing Cost Rise too Expensive

Posted by prasert on 2008/5/29 19:51:30 (171 reads)

6 commercial fishing vessels out of 110 are still in function.
1,000 local fishing boats out of 3,800 have stopped.

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News Reports : Krabi Air launch put on ice

Posted by prasert on 2008/5/29 19:36:10 (67 reads)

Industry watchers said the changes reflected Krabi Airline's challenges launching during an industry slowdown, a slow economy and spiking oil prices.

"Airlines around the world are facing a downturn and the time to start a new airline in the near term is perhaps not right," a veteran airline executive said.

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News Reports : Krabi Tourism figures 2007-08 Season

Posted by prasert on 2008/5/29 18:51:52 (192 reads)

Krabi Hotel & Resort Rooms to top 15,000 THB

2007-2008 Season brought 2 million visitors to Krabi

Krabi tourist spent 20 billion baht

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News Reports : Krabi Airlines

Posted by prasert on 2008/5/4 21:54:39 (307 reads)

Direct flights from Europe to Krabi

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News Reports : Nopparat Thara Beach charging fees

Posted by prasert on 2008/5/4 21:51:26 (120 reads)

NopparaThara Beach is now pay-per-view ... OMG ... f$ckin A**||0z

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News Reports : Power Cables under the sea

Posted by prasert on 2008/5/4 21:45:05 (200 reads)

Hope this does't fry the fishes.

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News Reports : Koh Phi Phi Ferry Boat Fare 2008

Posted by prasert on 2008/4/25 3:30:36 (216 reads)

Ferry boat from Koh PhiPhi to Krabi price rise.

The new fare is now 400THB/way.

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Tours & Adventures : Massage Krabi

Posted by prasert on 2008/4/16 8:46:38 (167 reads)

Directory of Massage in Krabi

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Useful Information : Krabi Holidays & Festivals

Posted by prasert on 2008/4/14 19:17:23 (207 reads)

Holidays & Festivals in Krabi

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Accomodations : Hop, skip and climb in Krabi

Posted by prasert on 2008/2/14 0:35:49 (127 reads)

super cheap skate stays @ 150THB guesthouse ... very few left.

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News Reports : Bangkok Airways Monopoly

Posted by prasert on 2008/2/14 0:20:11 (92 reads)

Control the flights to ...
Koh Samui
Siam Reap
Luang Prabang

(make the cheapest flight $300 USD)

Koh Samui FAQ
In 2006, over a million visitors came to the island –close to 900,000 being foreigners. There are about 300 hotels with 8000+ rooms.

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News Reports : Big Buddha over Phuket

Posted by prasert on 2007/12/16 23:22:05 (322 reads)

Pha Puttamingmongkoi Akenakkiri Buddha

Phuket's 45m-tall Buddha
to match::
Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro
Statue of Liberty in New York
Colossus of Rhodes

Cost :: costing 60 million baht ($2M USD)
opens :: 2009

300,000 Australians visit Phuket (2007)

NOTE:: they must be jealous of Koh Samui's Big Budda ... which is under 10m