Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is seeking partnerships with businesses and organisations that believe the travel and tourism industry can and must play a leading role in the fight to reduce global warming.

On march to do this, PATA has placed an advertorial in the April 2 editions of TIME and FORTUNE magazine titled “Our quest for sustainable tourism partners“.

On it PATA recognized the reality of global warming, and describe its vision of a travel and tourism industry that offers tangible economic value to the very things that are at risk from climate change — environments and cultures.

This ad is a continuing of the previous communication which also appeared on the same magazines: February 20, 2006 edition of FORTUNE and the year-end 2006 edition of TIME, and the year-end 2006 and March 5, 2007 editions of FORTUNE.

You can download the full advertorial (PDF 2.3 MB) on PATA site and visit: www.PATA.org/sustainability

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After featuring Pnom Penh, the NY Times Travel section now published a review on another Southeast Asian city: Hanoi, Vietnam

On the piece “The Awakening of Hanoi” the writer described Hanoi with these words:

A stylish, European-influenced metropolis with manicured lakeside promenades, tree-lined boulevards, ancient pagodas and French-colonial buildings painted in a peeling palette of jade, turquoise and burgundy.

Located at the northern part of the country, this current capital of Vietnam was once was was the capital of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1976 and home to about 3 million people.

Check out these links for more information about Hanoi:

• Hanoi, Vietnam (Wikipedia)
• Hanoi, Vietnam (Wikitravel)
• Traveling to Hanoi (Lonely Planet) 

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In the near future you will be able to use AirAsia with their low cost tickets for those long-haul flight from Asia to US and Europe.

The Malaysian Government has given AirAsiaX rights to 36 destinations where more will be granted over time.

AirAsiaX is preparing to fly to Britain (probably Gatwick Airport) by July, follow by:

• Tanjian, China
• Hangzhou, China
• Melbourn, Australia
• Osaka, Japa
• Amritsar, India

According to this “Asia’s discount airlines reach for the West” Malaysia’s AirAsiaX, for example, will launch low-cost flights to London – a global hub – and also to the cities of Birmingham and Manchester.

And AirAsia by all means is not the first that is doing this

Oasis, a start-up airline in Hong Kong, has begun daily flights to London for as low as $147 one way and plans this year to offer similar deals to Oakland, Calif. and Chicago. Jetstar Airways, a subsidiary of Australia’s Qantas Airways, sells bargain tickets on routes between Australia and Southeast Asia.

Does this means you will be trapped on your seat for long hours without food, water or entertainment? Not necessarily.

Oasis offers free meals and in-flight entertainment, while Jetstar, which flies between Sydney and Honolulu, has blankets, food, and movies for sale.

So how can they keep fares so low? The secret, says Steve Miller, CEO of Oasis, lies in the efficient use of aircraft and crews, flexible pricing, and an attractive business class.

Advertised one-way fares from Hong Kong to London start at $147, but most flyers pay more (HOW MUCH MORE?), and business-class seats start at $920.

Nice to see all the competition in this area, next time you plan to travel to London from HK for example, perhaps the price will be even cheaper.

Airline links:

• Oasis Hong Kong Airline
• Jetstar

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New piece from New York Times travel section about Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia you can find here: In Phnom Penh, Hopefulness Replaces Despair

Tourists came to this part of the world usually visits Cambodia more famous tourist attraction Angkor Wat on the northern part of the country near the city of Siem Reap.

But apparently, Phnom Penh is now becomes a discovery for most of people, especially the young ones.

In fact, after a few days in this city, you notice that Phnom Penh has something of a “next Prague” vibe about it — a place where many young people from around the world, heady with excitement and the thrill of the unknown, are coming to reinvent themselves.

More about Phnom Penh and its history you can find it here:

•  Phnom Penh, Wikipedia
• Camboda, ThornTree, Lonely Planet Forum

Links from the article:

Where to stay:

• Raffles Hotel Le Royal,  www.phnompenh.raffles.com
• The Pavilion, www.pavilion-cambodia.com

Where to eat:

• Friends, www.streetfriends.org
• Boddhi Tree Umma, www.boddhitree.com
• Foreign Correspondents’ Club

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4th Bangkok Jazz Festival 2006 will be held on December 15th, 16th, 17th

Musicians of the Select Group participating at Bangkok Jazz 2006, along with other notable World Class musicians will gather and share their talents together on Stage at Bangkok Jazz ‘ s final night.

This will be a true World Class Star Jam Sessions, with many musicians from different culture, and different nations all jamming together for the first time on stage with a message of ‘ Peace and Sharing ‘

Artist Line Up

Friday, December 15, 2006

• Hiromi
• Salena Jones
• Lee Ritenour
• Tower of Power

Saturday, December 16, 2006
Asia Beat Project with special guest :
1. Narongrit Tosa-nga (Ranad - Thai / Xylophone)

2. Vuthichai Jarungklin (Saw Duang / Thai Fiddle)

3. Wanmongkol Mangkornkrit (Khlui / Thai Fulte)
Jazz Kamikaze (European)
Lisa Ono
Yellowjackets

Sunday, December 17, 2006

• Jiraphan Angsawanon (Thai Band)
• A.S.G.P.: Aisan Super Guitar Project
• Dave Grusin
• World Star Jazz Jam featuring: Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Bob Mintzer (yellowjackets), Alex Foster, Cresendo

Where: Sanam Sua pa, Dusit District Bangkok.

Tickets: 3,000 baht (3 days pass tickets), 1,000 baht (1 day ticket)

Ticket information: ThaiThicketMaster.com

Official Website: Bangkok Jazz Festival 2006

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