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Hotel Review: Anantara Siam, Bangkok

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Hotel review: Anantara Siam, Bangkok (Siam Suite) Bangkok, May 2018 Introduction After a beach holiday in Hua Hin I had booked a room for one night at Anantara Siam in Bangkok. I wanted to try a new hotel and this would be our second Anantara experience on this trip after checking out their sister property Anantara Riverside Resort about a week earlier. This time I booked a Kasara Club Room directly from the hotel's website. The price was pretty much the same everywhere, but booking directly got us an afternoon tea set for two at the lobby for free, and that sounded like a fun thing to try. Check-in and lobby We arrived at the hotel after 2pm, pretty close to a normal check-in time. Anantara Siam, The Lobby Our bags were immediately taken care of by the welcoming staff, and we were seen to the most luxurious lobby I'd ever seen. This really looked like a five star hotel to me! The hotel radiated elegance and style, and there

Qatar Airways Travel Festival 2017 - Up To 50% Off

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Business class deals from the Nordic Countries Qatar Airways launched yet another set of deals with their Travel Festival 2017 promotion. The fares are up to 50% off, and you get another 15% off paying with Visa. For those into Qatar Airways' frequent flyer program you get double Qmiles, and there are raffles for those who buy their tickets directly on Qatar Airways website. The offers are valid for travel between January 11 – December 15, 2017, and you have to book January 9 – 16. This time it seems the deals are not that exciting in business class but there are some interesting ones (the example prices excluding the VISA discount), ie. from: Helsinki: Phuket (HKT) from 1299€ Bangkok (BKK) from 1219€ Ho Chi Minh (SGN) 1389€ Stockholm: Hong Kong (HKG) from 12439 SEK Bali (DPS) from 17399 SEK Singapore (SIN) 13049 SEK Hanoi (HAN) 14869 SEK Tokyo (TYO) 15819 SEK Auckland (AKL) 18959 SEK Oslo: Bangkok (BKK) from 12419 NOK Singapore (SIN) from 13739 NOK Colombo (