Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort, the sole five-star resort in Chiang Rai city, has won 2012 Social Hotel Awards in the ‘Best Reputation Management’ category by HOTELS magazine, adding to its remarkable award-winning portfolio.

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Chiang Rai tastes the future

Suvarnabhumi Airport on August 27th, 2012

This far north town is about to be invaded by a horde of commuter vans and tour buses, 27 August, as more than 1,700 secondary school teachers meet for the their annual conference.

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In the city of roosters

Suvarnabhumi Airport on August 19th, 2012

For motorists heading to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai, Lampang may be just a pit stop. However, if you linger a bit longer, you will notice that the town has a lot to offer.

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In the city of roosters

Suvarnabhumi Airport on August 19th, 2012

For motorists heading to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai, Lampang may be just a pit stop. However, if you linger a bit longer, you will notice that the town has a lot to offer.

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Northern Exposure

Suvarnabhumi Airport on July 10th, 2012

Improved access to Mong La, Myanmar and Kunming, China is expected to raise Chiang Rai’s tourism profile and benefit offshoot industries throughout the region.

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Gallery: Guesthouse uses bamboo for nearly everything

Suvarnabhumi Airport on April 24th, 2012

In the Thai mountains of Chiang Rai, bungalow owners use the strong but flexible plants for food, cooking, and building houses.

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MTF opens for registration

Suvarnabhumi Airport on April 3rd, 2012

Online registration for the upcoming Mekong Tourism Forum 2012, 13 to 14, June in Chiang Rai,has just been activated.

Delegates can go to http://mekongtourismforum.org/ to register and pay right up to the time the conference opens.

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Fresh air in Chiang Rai

Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 16th, 2012

Residents breathed a sigh of relief, yesterday, as strong winds and rains swept aside a cloud of haze that covered this far north destination for weeks.

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Rain clears haze in all areas but upper north

Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 13th, 2012

Rain has effectively removed the smog problem from all northern provinces except Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son.

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has found that the amount of small dust particles – or those in the size of PM10 – is already below the dangerous level in most northern provinces after the heavy rain.

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Orient Thai Teams up with Doi Tung in Chiangrai

Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 6th, 2012

Orient Thai Airlines is packaging flights and sightseeing, for the first time to Chiang Rai’s Doi Tung, a former villa of the late Princess Mother, located on a mountain ridge 1,000 metres high.

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