To the cinema in Thailand
Thai like to go to the cinema. The range of cinemas is therefore overwhelming. Often the cinemas are located on the top floor in large shopping centers.
Siam Paragon, a decadent shopping mecca in Bangkok
Bangkok is a true paradise for anyone who enjoys shopping. There are shopping malls here that can compete with the 'malls' in Dubai, just to name a few. In this article you can read why you should definitely visit Siam Paragon when you are in Bangok.
The reopening of shopping centers in Thailand has not been without a struggle. In many places it was extremely busy. Ikea even had to stop to allow customers.
Shopping centers and the restaurants that go with them are allowed to open again on Sunday throughout Thailand. The curfew is shortened by 1 hour and only starts at 23.00 p.m. Taweesilp Visanuyothin of the CCSA announced this today.
Shopping centers and large retail stores that sell building materials are allowed to reopen on May 17. The condition is that the number of covid-19 infections does not flare up and that preventive measures are taken by the owners of the shops.
Is the new IconSiam in Bangkok worth it?
On Thailand blog I read something about the new mega shopping mall in Bangkok: IconSiam. I wondered if any readers have already been there and if it's worth checking it out? Is it worth the detour or just another shopping mall? And can you easily get there by Skytrain?
ICONSIAM, a new shopping mall in Bangkok of 54 billion baht
If you think it can't get any more luxurious and expensive, you're wrong. ICONSIAM, a complex of two skyscrapers and a luxury shopping mall, officially opened to the public on November 10. If you want to take a look, put on your walking shoes because this shopping mall covers no less than 525.000 square meters.
Terminal 21 Mall in Pattaya opened on October 19
Shopping paradise Bangkok
A visit to Bangkok is only complete when you have also taken a look at the gigantic luxury shopping centers.
Big C in Pattaya is now called CentralMarina
Anyone driving on the Second Road towards Naklua will be surprised to see a lighthouse on the right side of the road. Not by the sea, but in the city. And at the place where the lamps should be a large gray horizontally applied name indication: CentralMarina.
BluPort Resort in Hua Hin (video)
It should be ready in 2016: The BluPort Resort in the heart of Hua Hin, which includes a mega shopping mall on 25 rai of land (145.000 m2). The prestigious construction project costs no less than 4 billion baht. But then you also have something, such as 25.000 m2 of retail space.
Dutch glory: Promenada in Chiang Mai (video)
The Promenada in Chiang Mai is Thailand's first 'resort style' shopping mall and was set up by Dutch investors: the ECC Group.
Free WiFi for tourists in Thai shopping malls
From September 17, foreign tourists can use free high-speed internet (WiFI) in some shopping malls in Thailand.
Pornpatr: gallery owner, housewife, trendwatcher, artist
Pornpatr Witoonchart ran a posh gallery for 10 years. Now she helps her husband to set up neighborhood shopping centers. 'I hi-so? No, I don't have an extravagant life.'
Siam Center reopens (video)
Tomorrow, Sunday 13 January 2013, will be a memorable day for lovers of modern shopping – or should I say shopping – as the Siam Center in Bangkok will be officially opened to the public.
Venice comes to Hua Hin
In Hua Hin they are working on a large project called “Venezia Hua Hin”, it includes a large shopping center, built in the atmosphere of Venice.
Thai Shopping Malls
The large shopping malls in Thailand are shooting up like mushrooms. The Terminal 21 department store recently opened on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok and a Japanese-oriented department store near the Ekamai bus station.
20 years younger, who wouldn't want that?
In a cosmopolitan city like Bangkok, everything is for sale. Luxurious department stores, with the Dutch Bijenkorf and the increasingly impoverished retail stock of Amsterdam, including the much praised PC Hooftstraat, in stark contrast.
Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2011
Bargain hunters beware! A huge shopping festival sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) kicks off on June 15. The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale 2011, which lasts until August 15, aims to boost tourism during the low season. The sale will take place in seven tourist destinations in Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Hat Yai, Pattaya, Hua Hin and Koh Samui. More than 15.000 Thai companies participate in the, now 13th, annual festival. Shopping centres, …