Lonely Planet Asia - June 2016

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GLOBETROTTER


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Whether you’re exploring ASEAN, Europe
or the Middle East, Thai Airways has you
covered. With destinations all across the
world, including Rome, London, New
Zealand and Dubai, you can an experience
unprecedented altitude of Thai-style
hospitality, even outside of Thailand.
Termed Royal Orchid Service, Thai
Airway’s award-winning hospitality has
been putting smiles on the faces of
millions of customers since its founding
in 1960. This world-class experience aims
to richly engage all five senses for a flight
experience that is uniquely and
indubitably Thai.
With an impressive fleet of the world’s
most advanced aircraft, including the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A380,
you can look forward to top-notch
facilities including in-flight
entertainment, spacious legroom, and
sumptuous cuisine. Suvarnabhumi
Airport even offers numerous Royal
Orchid Lounges and even a spa for Thai
Airway’s Royal First and Royal Silk Class
passengers, so the luxury flight experience
starts even before boarding.
Passengers on Royal First Class are
pampered with semi-private suites on
board the airline’s Airbus A380s and newly
remodelled Boeing 747s. With interiors
that draw inspiration from the rich culture
and heritage of Thailand, you can indulge
in lavish comfort and tranquil privacy of


your cabin, sipping flutes of chilled
champagne and savouring caviar. The
plush luxury pods also fully recline into
180-degree lie-flat beds so you can be sure
of landing well rested and fully recharged.
Made for the business traveller, Royal
Silk Class enjoy the smooth-as-silk
conveniences of dedicated check-in
counters, fast-track services, and access to
Star Alliance Gold Lounges in airports
worldwide. All Royal Silk gusts also enjoy
distinctive culinary offerings designed by
top chefs, which can be pre-ordered before
boarding. Delectable options include beef
steak with peppercorn sauce, green curry
chicken, and seared salmon in tarragon
cream sauce.
With colourful cabin interiors are
matched with warm service and
generously wide seats, Thai Airways will
change the way you perceive economy
class. As you soar through the clouds,
choose from your cinema in the sky,
browse a wealth of TV programmes that
may rival your home system and live out
DJ fantasies with hundreds of albums at
your fingertips. On most flights, THAI
offers economy class passengers an
extensive media library – accessed via
your personal in-seat touchscreen.
Take full advantage of Thai Airway’s
“Hello New Zealand” promotion to visit
the beautiful city of Auckland. In
celebration of 60 years of Thailand-New
Zealand diplomatic relations, Royal
Orchid Plus members can now choose
between three exclusive packages from
Royal Orchid Holidays that encompass fly
and drive between both North and South
Islands. Thai Airways has also increased
its flight frequency from Bangkok to
Auckland from four flights per week to
five, and allowing passengers from
Singapore and Kuala Lumpur more
frequent stopover options.
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