Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok’s Golden Treasure Family Adventure Package is the perfect treat for families who want to experience the thrill of exotic Thailand. The package includes a treasure hunt along the colorful streets of Bangkok and the opportunity to ride on an elephant.

By using the popular children’s book The Mystery of Bangkok’s Golden Treasure, guests will follow the book’s heroine, Claire to discover new and amazing sights in the City of Angels through a child’s eye. A professional tour guide will provide guests with an unsurpassed insight to Bangkok’s colourful heritage and the delights of the city.

The two-day Golden Treasure Family Adventure package is available until 15 October, 2010*. Rates per night, are USD 1,639 for two Superior River Wing Rooms and USD 2,679 for a Two-Bedroom Family Suite and are based on four people sharing. Rates are subject to 10% service charge and 7% government tax. The package can be booked online at www.mandarinoriental.com or by contacting Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok at +66 (2) 659 9000 ext. reservations or via email: mobkk-reservations@mohg.com

November is almost upon us again and it’s time for the Thai festival of light, Loy Krathong.  Held every year on the full moon of the 12th Lunar month, the krathong (”raft”) is decorated with flowers and candles before being set afloat in rivers. The festival pays tribute to the Water Goddess and gives the Thai people an opportunity to “float away” bad luck and bring in the good luck for the coming year.

From 1 to 3 November, The Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi in Chiang Mai is offering a three-day package in the stunning Lanna setting.

Priced at THB23,900 (+18.5% service charge and taxes), the package includes two nights in a Colonial Suite, daily buffet breakfast for two, round-trip airport limo transfers, an 80-minute spa therapy for two, and
Kad Mua a northern Thai market style cocktail and buffet dinner on 2 November at the Colonial Lawn for two persons, inclusive of khom loy (traditional hot air balloons) and banana leaf krathong which guests can float on the adjacent lotus pond.

For reservations please visit www.mandarinoriental.com/chiangmai , call +66 53 888 929 or contact via e-mail at mocnx-reservations@mohg.com

“THE WEST IS FULL OF HOT AIR;
ASIA IS SAVING THE WORLD
FROM CLIMATE POLICY DISASTER”

Asia’s Forum for Live Debate

SPEAKERS FOR THE MOTION
Gwyn Prins
Professor, London School of Economics
Sunita Narain
Director, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi

SPEAKERS AGAINST THE MOTION
Christine Loh
CEO of Civic Exchange, Hong Kong
Eric Bettelheim
Founder and former Executive Chairman of Sustainable Forestry Management Ltd.

MODERATOR
Deborah Kan
Presenter, Reuters Television

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Theatre 2
11 November 2009
18:00 doors open
18:30 to 20:00 debate

Admission HK$ 300
Tickets available through Hong Kong Ticketing:
+852 31 288 288
www.hkticketing.com

BabelBabble is excited about a new two-night Getaway Package at the Mandarin Oriental, Sanya from now until March 15th 2010. Located on a coral beach near Sanya city on Hainan Island, aka the Hawaii of China, the Mandarin Oriental provides a luxurious collection of villa and low rise accommodation. Priced from RMB 6,798, the package includes round-trip limo transfers from the airport, daily buffet breakfast for two, an 80-minute massage for two and a bottle of wine in-room.

Reservations can be made online at www.mandarinoriental.com/sanya or through Mandarin Oriental Sanya’s Reservations Office via e-mail mosan-reservations@mohg.com, by phone +86 (898) 8820 9999.