Bangkok beckons tourists from India

Chennai: A holiday to Southeast Asia is always high on the priority list of Chennai's youngsters, especially those in the IT and ITES sector seeking to relieve themselves of stress.
Now Thailand, especially Bangkok, beckons revellers. A mere three-and-a-half-hour flight from Chennai, Bangkok promises value for money.
Tourists who land at the newly commissioned Suvarnabhumi Airport at Bangkok, located 25 km east of Bangkok and built at a cost of 155 million baht (local currency), get their visas on arrival.
Four flights are operated everyday by Indian (formerly Indian Airlines) from Chennai, besides Thai Airways, under a code-share arrangement with Air India.
10/11/06 T.S. Shankar/The Hindu

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