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Anyone with a professional interest in tourism to Iceland, Greenland or the Faroe Islands should make time to visit the Vestnorden Travel Mart in Copenhagen on 16 and 17 September this year.

The Vestnorden Travel Mart is a co-operation between the tourism authorities in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. The three countries take it in turns to host the event and this year is Greenland’s turn. Taking place in the convenience of central Copenhagen, exhibitors and buyers alike are all able to reach the venue with relative ease, meaning the event promises to be a great success. Read more…

The family-run Thai travel company Andaman Camp and Cruise doesn’t let anything get in the way of enjoying sun, sea and sand.

Andaman Camp and Cruise (formerly called Krabi Island Tours) offers tailor-made and unique tours of Krabi in Southern Thailand. The company has been going for nearly six years and is this year offering extended trips for those looking for a holiday to remember.

During the current recession, tourists are looking for a bargain. Living in Thailand is cheap – and always has been. The Krabi region of southern Thailand is still as beautiful and peaceful as ever. And Andaman Camp and Cruise offers its personal service to fit any budget. Andaman Camp and Cruise offers the “real” Thailand – making it the ideal choice if your sense of adventure and spontaneity make package tourism unappealing.

There is no better way to experience Thailand than by staying in a real Thai home in a small coastal village. The family business welcomes visitors to the beauty of the beaches and islands of the Andaman Sea and directly into the family home of Elizabeth, originally from Australia, her Thai husband, Sun, and baby Noah, who is just one year old.

“Between us, Sun and I can answer questions not only about the islands and places we visit, but about all aspects of Thailand.” says Elizabeth, who has been in Thailand for seven years. “I think it helps to have a true English speaking guide (me!) who can explain what it is really, truthfully like to live here.”

Andaman Camp and Cruise can arrange all aspects of trips, and consults with customers over length, activities, food and standard of accommodation. The company offers a full range of day trips and longer tours of Krabi and the Andaman Sea in southern Thailand.

Visit the Andaman Camp and Cruise website for more information on customised tours of Krabi, Thailand.

The personal service offered by Andaman Camp and Cruise and its tours of the Krabi region of South Thailand keeps Scandinavians coming back time and time again.

Andaman Camp and Cruise’s Krabi tours are available to everybody – but since the company’s be ginning (back when it was still called Krabi Island Tours) it has built up a special relationship with its Scandinavian customers.

South Thailand has been a magnet for Scandinavian tourists for over 30 years, and is still gaining popularity. When Sun and his Australian wife, Elizabeth started Andaman Camp and Cruise, two of their first customers were a Swedish couple, Johnny and Monika, from the famous Arvidsjaur district in the tundra of northern Sweden.

During their tour, Andaman Camp and Cruise’s traditional longtail boat took Johnny and Monika to visit every island in the area. When they asked for more, Sun decided to show them Krabi – his home village, including his family and the striking local countryside. And so a new breed of Krabi tours with the personal touch was born.

As a local Adversjaur council officer, Johnny gave Sun a T-shirt featuring his hometown in Sweden. An instant favourite, Sun wore it until it literally fell apart.

“Johnny and Monika kept in contact with us and sent many of their friends and colleagues to us,” Elizabeth recalls. “And Johnny even posted the story of Sun’s favourite T-shirt on the official Arvidsjaur website.” And much to Sun and Elizabeth’s delight, the Swedish pair finally returned to Krabi this year with a fresh supply of T-shirts and an appetite for adventure.

Andaman Camp and Cruise provides Krabi tours as well as longer tours of the Andaman Sea region of southern Thailand.

With a website in both English and Swedish, Andaman Camp and Cruise pays special attention to its Scandinavian guests and has built up a reputation as the local specialists, where Scandinavian tourists are concerned.

Visit the Andaman Camp and Cruise website for more information on Krabi tours.

IceNews specialises in publishing online news from Scandinavia and Northern Europe. With headquarters in Iceland, IceNews posts daily news items on a range of subjects at www.icenews.is

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