Visit Thailand and enjoy Spa

As part of the Thailand Grand Invitation celebrations in 2006, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the Federation of Thai Spa and Visa International (Thailand) Co., Ltd., (VISA), will jointly launch ‘Thai Spa Invitation’ in conjunction with the annual Chiang Mai Flower Festival being held at Suan Buak Haat Park in the northern city of Chiang Mai during February 3-5, 2006.

The kingdom’s spa sector has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years. Designed to promote Thai spa products and services to local residents as well as international visitors and encourage increased patronage of Thai spa services, the Thai Spa Invitation 2006 theme highlights the tremendous range and diversity in spa products and services available in Thailand.

Many of these — including ‘Thai Royal Spa Package’, a special spa package created for the Thailand Grand Invitation celebrations — will be presented during the Thai Spa Invitation launch event in Chiang Mai. The annual Chiang Mai Flower Festival attracts a large number of visitors from around the world and provides an ideal platform for showcasing the full range of Thai spa products and services, and particularly the Lanna Thai spas of Northern Thailand.

he ‘Thai Royal Spa Package’ offers Royal Thai massage and a traditional Thai massage applied with heated herbal compresses or poultices (luuk prakob) and will be offered in spas throughout Thailand.

Simply look out for the "Thai Spa Invitation" signage on display at participating spas.

VISA card holders enjoy a 25 per cent savings on the ‘Thai Royal Spa Package’ and discounts of 20 to 50 per cent on other spa packages. Thai Spa Invitation 2006 is part of the Thailand Grand Invitation celebrations and encompasses the key themes: Grand Destinations, Grand Events, Grand Festivals, Grand Service and Grand Openings.

The Thai Spa Invitation Grand Opening will be launched in Bangkok in March 2006 and in other key tourist destinations around Thailand throughout 2006 with Samui, Surat Thani province in May, in the beach destinations of Hua Hin, Cha-am and the provinces of Petchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan in July, in Phuket during November 17-19, Krabi in December and Pattaya in January 2007.

source: Tourism Authority Thailand