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Wealthy jet setters are flocking to these unexpected countries, travel agents say
A growing number of affluent travelers are flocking to some less-flashy destinations like Thailand,…
Brittany Chang
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Thailand still wants Russian tourists – and direct flights are making it easy to get to Phuket
Russians may not be very welcome in many countries since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, but they c…
Stephanie Stacey
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Here's what $8 million can get you in Phuket, one of the world's top island destinations
I got an inside look at two Phuket villas priced at $7.9 and $8.6 million, respectively. They offer…
Lina Batarags
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I flew to one of Thailand's biggest party streets 2 years after it went dark during the pandemic. What I found was an island on the brink of rebirth.
The #Banglaroad hashtag offers a pretty good sense of what you can expect: bright lights, small out…
Lina Batarags
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Thailand's top beach destination is missing its Russian tourists — but not that badly
Efe, the owner of the eponymously named Cafe Efe in Phuket Town, likened a Phuket without Russian t…
Lina Batarags
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Thailand sealed the island of Phuket off from the rest of the country to keep COVID-19 cases down - but it also separated families who don't know when they'll be able to reconnect
"Right now, we can't go anywhere outside the island," one restaurant worker said. "And I just can't…
Jason Shueh
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'Hostile elements' tried to take over communications with a flight from Thailand to Israel, trying to divert it, airline says
Unknown individuals tried to take control of an El Al plane's communication network as it flew over…
Joshua Zitser
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Book a stay at the rumored luxury hotels from next season of HBO's 'White Lotus' before the fans flock there
"White Lotus" is filming in Thailand next month, and we now have a sense of which luxury resorts wi…
Jordan Hart
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Passengers found a live snake in an overhead bin like a real-life 'Snakes on a Plane'
A snake sighting aboard an AirAsia Thailand flight caused panic among passengers, with some likenin…
Joshua Zitser
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Phuket, Thailand, reopened to vaccinated travelers on July 1. It has revealed split reactions among locals: Pride in their island - and fear for its future.
On the first day of Phuket Sandbox, flights touched down in the Thai island from Israel, the UAE, Q…
Vincent Vichit-Vadakan
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Thailand has officially opened the party island of Phuket to vaccinated international tourists, no quarantine required
Thailand's reopening of Phuket is a big moment for tourism in Southeast Asia, where most countries …
Lina Batarags
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A boomer who left the Bay Area to travel around Asia and the Caribbean explains how it's made his life cheaper and more peaceful
Steve Lopes and his wife left California in 2018 and have since lived in nearly a dozen countries, …
Noah Sheidlower
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There's a loophole in the Phuket reopening plan that lets international visitors enter Thailand without quarantining - but not Thai citizens
Phuket Sandbox, which is just 13 days away from its slated launch, presents very different realitie…
Lina Batarags
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Inside Thailand's grand plan to reopen its top party island, Phuket, to all vaccinated tourists on July 1
The "Phuket Sandbox" scheme is designed to draw 129,000 vaccinated tourists into Thailand by the en…
Lina Batarags
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Thailand's top resort island is hatching a plan to bring back vaccinated tourists by October - and it doesn't involve a quarantine on arrival
Phuket, Thailand's largest island and a major tourism hub, plans to vaccinate 70% of its residents …
Katie Warren
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I've traveled solo for over 20 years. Here are the cities I would go back to alone, and the ones that would be better with a travel buddy.
These are some of the best cities for solo travelers, but based on Michelle Gross' 20 years of expe…
Michelle Gross
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An American tourist filled up a fog machine with marijuana and blasted a street with smoke at a popular tourist destination in Thailand to promote his business back home, police say
The police were alerted to the incident after a video circulated on social media showing Angkhan us…
Marielle Descalsota
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Thailand has sealed off the island of Phuket from the rest of the country just 30 days after opening it to tourists without quarantine
Hospitals in Thailand are on the brink of collapse and COVID-19 patients are being moved to sleeper…
Lina Batarags
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Aeroflot tells passengers to read a book or take a nap after sanctions end in-flight entertainment on some services
The Russian airline said foreign suppliers had refused to provide it with entertainment services, b…
Ryan Hogg
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Indian weddings are big money and luxury resorts across Southeast Asia are competing to draw them in to make up for their Covid deficits
"At the higher end, Punjabi weddings start at $100,000 per day, so spending $500,000 is possible," …