We are very pleased to announce that after 3 years of successful growth in Indonesia we are now expanding the hard copy distribution of Viva Asia Travel & Food Magazine to Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines and Australia. In each country we will be aggressively selling subscriptions and in each country we have chosen a children's charity to support and we will donate the profits from the subscription sales to that charity. In Thailand we will be supporting Mercy International. www.mercy-international.com . A annual subscription in Thailand will cost THB1,200 To view the latest version of Viva Asia Travel &…

PHUKET: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced the names of nine local tourism businesses and associations awarded prizes in the 8th Annual Thailand Tourism Awards.The biennial awards are designed to instill awareness and promote responsible management in tourism among tourism entrepreneurs, ultimately leading to sustainable tourism.Bangornrat Shinaprayoon, director of the TAT South Region 4 Office in Phuket Town, announced the local winners, and the categories they were competing under, as follows:Awards of ExcellenceKatathani Phuket Beach Resort Hotel: Resort hotel of more than 80 rooms Koh Yao Noi Ecotourism Club: Tourism development and promotional organization Bangkok Hospital Phuket: Health tourism,…