whl.travel Coverage in the Greater Mekong May Soon Know No Equal

whl.travel
27 March 2009

With the recent launch of hotel- and tour-booking websites for Bangkok (www.bangkok-hotels-link.com) and Pattaya (www.pattaya-hotel-link.com), whl.travel has taken another frog-leap forward toward becoming the leading travel-booking service in the Greater Mekong area.

In its own way, even Bangkok shows that it cares about the health of the planet.

Bringing to 25 the current total number of whl.travel destinations in the region, the website for Bangkok – a vital travel gateway – joins six other sites in Thailand (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Phuket and Sukhothai), four in Laos (Champasak, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane), three in Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville) and a total of 11 across Vietnam (including Danang, Hoi An, Hue, Saigon and Sapa).

Through whl.travel, travellers now have access to an unprecedented number of accommodations and tours across the region, especially small- and medium-sized operations in off-the-radar destinations often poorly covered by the competition. Through a careful selection of hand-picked hotels, guesthouses, tours and even village homestays, whl.travel offers you the chance to really get to know the destination you are visiting.

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whl.travel sets itself apart by virtue of its local connections. It delivers unique products by leveraging the local knowledge of on-site local operators who can respond to travelllers’ needs in the way that most services don’t. whl.travel’s growing attention to responsible travel through its Caring for the Destination programme means travellers can now plan and book their holidays to meet their own personal requirements while also being sensitive to host cultures and the survival of the planet.

The Thailand and Laos sites are managed by Teamworkz Consulting, a local business-support company specializing in tourism marketing and sustainable tourism development.

“Here at Teamworkz we are very excited to have finished our initial expansion plans in Thailand. With the launch of the Pattaya and Bangkok websites, we now have seven of the main destinations in Thailand covered,” said Lee Sheridan, its general manager.

“However we feel that this is just the beginning. There is so much more potential in Thailand, especially around the southern islands. With such a diversity of interesting places to experience, we would not be offering our guests the best possible options without including some of the more outlaying areas. With our planned expansion in Laos as well to cover Xieng Khouane and Luang Namtha Provinces, and with our partners in Cambodia and Vietnam, we will soon be in a position to offer the most broad-ranging selection of hotels, guesthouses and experential tours across the Greater Mekong Subregion.”