Old Songkhla Town will come to life from tomorrow until Sept 16 as part of the "Lighting of Songkhla Lagoon 2024" festival, which illuminates the history of the once-thriving commercial hub, which blends Thai, Chinese, and Muslim customs.
Flanked by classic shophouses and historical buildings, Nang Ngam, Nakhon Nok and Nakhon Nai roads will serve as major entertainment venues where visitors can take in a collection of 16 lighting art installations such as the Gate of Revolution, 360 degree Light Life, Root to Life, and Forest Memories which illustrate the way of the waterside community.
There will also be splendid aerial drone performances by the Radio Control Airplane Modeler Sport Association, a live musical performance by famous artists, and local cuisine.
Visit the Lighting of Songkhla Lagoon page on Facebook.
Special tuk tuk tours available at Salaya Leisure Park
On weekends, Salaya Leisure Park offers 555 baht, three-hour tuk tuk tours for vacationers to spend time touring the neighbourhood of Nakhon Pathom.
Visitors can take a boat ride at Uncle Jam's Lotus Field to see the beautiful countryside while learning how to grow water lilies and sipping lotus pollen tea. The next stop is Ban Sala Din, where visitors can browse a floating market, observe how people live in riverside communities, and participate in a handicraft workshop.
Then visitors can visit Wat Salawan and pray for wealth and success before the trip concludes with a 60-minute Thai-style BBQ meal at Bangalow River. There are two sessions available for sightseeing at 10am and 2pm.
Visit facebook.com/thesalayaleisurepark.
Emirates universe expands with more partnerships
Emirates has doubled its partnership connectivity this year, providing travellers with opportunities to reach nearly 1,700 global cities beyond its network. This has enabled an average of over 61,000 passengers to seamlessly connect on the shared networks of Emirates and its partners every week.
The airline currently delivers an array of additional travel choices alongside 31 codeshare, 118 interline and 13 rail and helicopter services partners. Thanks to 162 partners, travellers can enjoy seamless single ticket itineraries, enhanced baggage transfers, frequent flyer benefits, lounge access, and other advantages to ensure a smooth travel at every touchpoint.
Last year, Emirates launched 16 new partnerships which included codeshares with Avianca and Batik Air Malaysia and the airline also finalised and implemented interline arrangements with KAM Air, Sri Lankan Airlines, Condor, Flynas, Viva Aerobus, Sun Express, Maldivian, Siberia Airlines and Kenya Airways.
From plane to train, Emirates passengers can now quickly travel to places around Europe with only one ticket, thanks to codeshare partnerships with Trenitalia, Spanish Rail Renfe, Austrian Rail OBB and Swedish Rail SJ.
Additionally, the airline was the first full-service carrier to collaborate with BLADE on innovative interline partnerships that allowed Emirates customers to book helicopter flights between Nice and Monaco on a single ticket.
Emirates continues to expand city pairs on a single ticket and boost connectivity. For instance, Emirates passengers can travel to more than 375 cities through United, Air Canada and other partner airlines across Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean Islands and Central and South America. Customers connecting on Emirates' network onwards from Dubai can choose from unique destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Central and South Asia.
Meanwhile, Emirates' Asian network is further bolstered through the airline's 12 codeshare partners and 42 interline partners reaching over 500 popular cities across the Far East, West Asia and Indian Ocean, as well as the Middle East.
