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Green Season Specials

Save plenty on visits to Thailand and beyond during "green season."  You can save on hotels in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Hanoi, Luang Prabang, and Siem Reap. We add new Member-only specials every week. April through September is one of the best times to visit here because the crowds are smaller and the prices lower.

Here's how it works: Please contact us if you want prices for any of these special offers. We have two to five different packages in most of these places and publishing exact prices for all of them is complicated since they seem to change frequently.

dot Travel with Purple Dragon June through September and you get double Purple Bonus Points on any packages you use, but excludes airfares and hotel-only reservations).

BANGKOK

dot Save 21-24% at Bangkok's Five-Star Sukhothai Hotel. Choose any Purple Dragon Bangkok package, stay at the Sukhothai Hotel in a Superior room between now and the end of August and save $$$, plus get a free Internet connection and a one-hour massage. In September and October  you can deduct 10% from our published package prices and get a free room upgrade (subject to availability). We have comparable discounts on Deluxe Studio rooms and suites.

dot Save 22-24.6% at Bangkok's Four-Star 222 Silom  Hotel.  Choose any Purple Dragon Bangkok package, stay at 222 Silom in a Superior room between now and the end of August and save $$$.

dot We can offer comparable savings on all of our Bangkok packages if you prefer to stay with iResidence Silom, (through October,) Siam Heritage Hotel (through October), or Siri Sathorn (through August - three night minimum stay).

dot  Take 10% off Purple Dragon's Bangkok Basics (even at the discounted rate) package when you take any other Thailand package on the same visit.

CHIANG MAI

dot  If you crave luxury and want to spend less, choose any Purple Dragon Chiang Mai package, stay at the Chedi Hoteland you get a 10% discount and a rebate for the third night of your stay. Good through 20 December 2010.

dot Take any Purple Dragon Chiang Mai package and stay at The Rachamankha and we will give you great discount (we have several, depending on your length and dates of stay).

dot Or stay at our low-cost Raming Lodge and get a nice discount plus free WiFi.

PATTAYA

dot Take 15% off Purple Dragon's Pattaya Plush package, which features the lovely Rabbit Resort. Good through November 2010!

KOH SAMUI

dot Take either of Purple Dragon's Koh Samui packages, stay at Baan Haad Ngam, and you get a 10% discount plus a rebate for the fourth night of your stay. If you stay 4 and pay for three, there is a charge of 550 baht per person for breakfast. Breakfast is free on all other plans.

We have other Thailand discounts that depend on your dates of stay. We are also offering discounted and/or free night packages in Krabi, Angkor Wat, Hanoi, Hue, Sapa, India, and Luang Prabang. These offers apply to new bookings only, must be paid within 7 days of placing your reservation request, and are good through 30 September 2010 (unless specified otherwise). You must  mention these offers specifically when you first enquire or reserve. In most cases you cannot combine two or more discounts for the same destination (but in some cases you can). To see more specials go here.

Special prices require Membership in Club Sanook, our private travel club. You can join free in two minutes and also receive our regular newsletters about gay travel in Asia.

Photo Contest #4

Think you take great photos? You could win a prize! We recently announced our fourth almost-annual photo contest You can read more here. 

The Blog

Douglas, our boss, has plenty to say in his cult-status blog.  He is witty, opinionated, and irreverent. You might pick up a few beauty secrets or a hot tip about where to eat. You are allowed to argue with Douglas and subscribe to the blog so you can receive an email notice every time he publishes a new one.

July 2010 Newsletter

Bulletin from Bangkok, ClubSanook's newsletter, is always full of interesting news, travel advice and other tidbits. Our current edition includes stories about the aftermath of the Bangkok demonstrations, India, the coming end of the world, "foodie heaven", and more  If you have not seen the July issue look here. (You can follow the link at the bottom of the page to see previous newsletters.)

Places to Go

Unless you have visited our website lately, you may not know that we have added Singapore and Bhutan to our portfolio of destinations. Both of these small countries have plenty to offer. Our "Singapore Swings" program is the perfect stopover if the island nation is your gateway to Indochina. We are especially excited about the Kingdom of Bhutan, which is free of tourist mobs and offers a fascinating culture and some of the planet's most awesome scenery.