any good hotels(sukhumvit or pratunam areas) to recommend?

tq!

In beijing my brother bought two fake nike shoes for RM 50
btw im going to bangkok this december
can anyone here advise me on fairs?
im going by train

washabushi, if you opt for cheap n above avg seafood, try Lek below Salanden MRT. It look 's like our m'sia Ordinary Seafood restaurant..

This is def way cheaper than Somboon

Bangkok airport closed indefinitely due to anti govt protest...latest news

read news here :

Bangkok airport closed as protests turn violent
Rampaging anti-government protesters forced the closure of Thailand's main international airport Tuesday as a second day of demonstrations in Bangkok descended into violence with 11 injured in clashes.

Thousands of supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) breached police lines and stormed Suvarnabhumi Airport -- a major hub for millions of travellers -- in their effort to pressure the premier to resign.

"I decided to shut down services after the protesters broke the door on the fourth floor of the terminal and stormed into the departure lounge. I had no alternative," airport director Saereerat Prasutanont said.

more : http://news.my.msn.com/topstories/article....umentid=1803035

i havent followed up on this siege thing the thai's are doing but. does any one know the reason they are attacking the airport? i mean. yeah. the article you posted showed like them being helpful to the tourists the part about the taxi ride through the protesters. so is there some significance of the airport?

I bought the MAS ticket to BKK on 31/01/2009 until 04/02/2009.

I was planning on a 5D4N trip to BKK-Pattaya. I am not sure whether I can cancelled my trip or not since latest news says theres blast at the BKK Suvarnabumi airport. Read here;

http://news.my.msn.com/topstories/article....umentid=1803656

I went there in October 2008 and everything in the capital was nice but now it look so bleak. I wonder why there is no announcement from Air Asia and MAS that they are suspending flight to BKK.

According to my tour guide most people or like majority of the people is in favor of Thaksin. Hopefully everything will return to normal asap.

Cancellation of Flights to/from Bangkok due to Airport Closure

AirAsia regrets to inform that due to the closure of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the following flights to and from Bangkok scheduled for Tuesday 26 November 2008, have been cancelled.

All affected guests will automatically receive a refund via credit shell that will be directly credited into your accounts.

To make arrangements for your next flight to/from Bangkok, please proceed to the AirAsia Sales Counter at your respective airport of departure after the Bangkok airport has reopened. You may use your credit shell to redeem a seat on the next available flight to/from Bangkok within 3 days from your original date of travel (subject to Bangkok airport reopens and availability of seats).

Please note that these arrangements do not require a contact with our Call Centre.

For GoHoliday customers, we are negotiating with the hotels and will contact you to keep you posted.

For latest updates on AirAsia flights to/from Bangkok, please visit airasia.com.

AirAsia flights to/from Bangkok shall resume once the Suvarnabhumi International Airport reopens, subject to clearance from the Thai airport authority.

We regret any inconvenience caused.


List of cancelled flights:
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http://www.airasia.com/site/my/en/page.jsp...=airportclosure

usually they request a 48-72 hour warning before you cancel. plus depending on the quality of the hotel they might not give you a good refund. like a cheapo hotel might give you 50-70% refund only. or they might charge you one night stay. then the rest is cancelled.

goodluck. but in cases such as airport shutting down. im sure if you are willing to argue you could get a better refund. do you have any travel insurance? sometimes they cover issues like this.

news update of Bangkok condition, may refer here:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/index.php

asking this on behalf of my gf and her family. They are currently stuck in bangkok with the airport closed. Is there any other way to travel back to Malaysia?

I think the next best option would be to go by train? Its not very fast though.

is it means those who affected with flight cancel can get back full refund via credit card?

Some of my colleague booked to bangkok on 16th Jan 2009, they say they can't do anything except to wait and see. I called the MAS ticketing department yesterday, their service sucks big time. I enquire about my flight for end of Jan 2009, they ask me to "hold on" and never get back to me. Its like eternity. Maybe those global sales makes them treat client badly since the thing is cheap.

I haven't book the hotel + tours + meals for the BKK-PATTAYA 5D4N package yet. I guess I too is wait and see.

Those people employed in the tourisme industry really depend their livehood on them. Like a million of them and now everything screwed up. Pity them also.

Look at the Bernama news, hundreds of M'sian stuck in Bangkok. I think they sure are feeling very scared or maybe hated Thailand for the rest of their life.

stimix is right, don't cancel your flight first, see how things go.
logon to AA website and check again for announcement on your departure day

if AA cancel the flight = they'll refund you
if you cancel your flight now = you will get nothing

i booked my room via atsiam.com
and they're aware of the thailand condition now

here's a reply from them,

Thank you for your question. Hotel informed that if the situation on 3 Dec 08 is not better and still have a problem like last night or your flight will be cancel urgently, they understandand and not charge you. However, we will charge you only 5% for the transfer fee of the refundnable.

check this,
http://www.airasia.com/site/my/en/page.jsp...=airportclosure

apparently, AA is not going to refund us, but they give us a 3-days credit shell, which means,

if 1st Dec if your departure day, and BKK airport is still closed,
you're given a 3-days credit shell,
by 4th Dec, you may fly to BKK (provided the airport is reopen).

*you can't change your destination, WTH...

I won't go anywhere in Thailand in the near term.

The PAD is getting riotous...being armed. They've been at it for about 6 months now.
Sept, they block the access roads to airport at Bangkok, Phuket and Krabi.

Today they also blockage the domestic airport.
South of thailand, suka suka bomb and killings by separatist movement.

Haiz...The world getting so violent!

Mumbai...random shooting ...take foreigners hostage pulak

My bro and friends just changed their afternoon flight to Vietnam instead; am not sure whether it's free or they have to top up. Because I just received a SMS saying that they would still be flying but to Vietnam.

if like so than mayb change to phuket instead.cause if change date also i cant go because the leave i applied cannot change ord.

You'll have to check whether or not it's possible. As like I mentioned in the previous post; I'm not sure whther they top up or AK just let them change without any surcharge.