Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Tourist Information
Bangkok has two organisations that handle tourism matters: the Tourism Authority of
Thailand (TAT) for country-wide information, and Bangkok Information Center for city-
specific information.
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Bangkok Information Center
( 0 2225 7612-4;
www.bangkoktourist.com
;
17/1 Th Phra Athit;
8am-7pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat & Sun; Tha Phra Athit)
City-specific tourism office that provides
maps, brochures and directions. Kiosks and booths are found around town; look for the
green-on-white symbol of a mahout on an elephant.
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Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT;
0 2250
Phetchaburi exit 2)
;
Banglamphu
(
5500; 1600 Th Phetchaburi Tat Mai, Sukhumvit;
8.30am-4.30pm;
Tha Phan Fah)
;
0 2283 1500; cnr Th Ratchadamnoen Nok & Th Chakrapatdipong;
8.30am-4.30pm;
Suvarnabhumi International Airport
(
0 2134 0040; 2nd fl, btwn gates 2 & 5, Suvarnabhumi Inter-
24hr)
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national Airport;
Travellers with Disabilities
With its high kerbs, uneven pavements and non-stop traffic Bangkok presents one large,
ongoing obstacle course for the mobility-impaired. Many of the city's streets must be
crossed via pedestrian bridges flanked with steep stairways, while buses and boats don't
stop long enough to accommodate even the mildly disabled. Apart from some BTS and
MRT stations, ramps or other access points for wheelchairs are rare.
A few top-end hotels make consistent design efforts to provide disabled access. Other
deluxe hotels with high employee-to-guest ratios are usually good about providing staff
help where building design fails. For the rest, you're pretty much left to your own re-
sources.
The following companies and websites might be useful:
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