Jetstar launches cheap flights to Phuket from Perth

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Jetstar has launched a new A320 low-fares connection from Perth to Phuket, starting on December 15.

Jetstar passengers will be able to connect their Jetstar service from Perth to Singapore and on to Phuket by way of a future twice daily Singapore-Phuket service which has been announced and will be operated by Jetstar Asia.

Fares from Perth to Phuket via Singapore are now available as a single purchase at Jetstar.com. Every day JetSaver Light web fares will start from $219 one-way.

To celebrate the launch of new connections from Perth to Phuket, Jetstar is offering special one-way JetSaver Light fares from $199 today between 9am and 8pm at Jetstar.com.

The sale fare is valid for travel between  February 23-March 10 and April 20-May 26 next year. Terms and conditions apply. Visit Jetstar.com for more details.

Jetstar CEO Bruce Buchanan said the new connection provided yet another affordable and easily accessible low fares international holiday destination for West Australians via its expanding flying hub in Singapore which presently serves 18 destinations across South East Asia.

“With every day one-way JetSaver Light fares starting from $219, we believe that the new Jetstar connections from Perth to Phuket via our Singapore hub will be an attractive option for West Australians seeking a cheap and affordable Thai holiday,” Mr Buchanan said.

“Jetstar now offers from Perth a range of attractive international destinations with access to Bali, Jakarta and Singapore with future thru-access to Phuket now in place on the eve of Christmas school holidays.

“Jetstar Asia operates from Singapore to an existing 18 other Asian destinations providing insurmountable low fares opportunities for travelers from Perth.”

With Jetstar Asia’s new twice daily services between Singapore and Phuket, the Jetstar Group will operate a total of nearly 7000 weekly seats into and from Phuket.

Jetstar has continued to rapidly grow its international and domestic hub from Perth since launching its first international services from the Western Australia capital into Asia in October 2008.

From Australia Jetstar also operates three times weekly A330-200 Sydney-Phuket services.

Splash of Luxury Villas in Phuket

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phuketIF you desire a holiday gone from the hustle of urban center living for serenity and quietly in deluxe environment, check out Trisara resort, set in a secluded hillside looking across the Andaman Sea just a 15-minute driving north of Phuket airport. Each of the resort’s thirty-nine pool villas and suites gets a individual pool where the infinity edge blends into the ocean and is surrounded along an entertaining area.

The suite, which looks across the pool, has modern furnishings with the accentuate on roominess and deluxe feelings. There is a big sleeping room, separate bathroom with a prominent health spa bathing tub, plus indoor and outdoor rain shower*. Lounge around on the couch and relax -– there’s a wall-mounted plasma TV, DVD player and complimentary wifi internet (and whenever you didn’t bring in your own laptop computer you are able to borrow one from the library).

The library has hundreds of CDs that can be uploaded to complimentary iPods which are connected to the villa’s stereo system. Breakfast and lunch is served up on the sprawl alfresco deck poking at the beach, while dinner by conventional Thai or western dishes are served in the air-conditioned restaurant. There are local restaurants 10-15 minutes from the resort, but you need to book a taxi to get there and back, which appears almost a bit much fuss!

For a romantic dinner, book a private barbecue by your pool cooked by one of the resort’s chefs. The health spa is located at one of the highest levels of the resort (beside the gymnasium), with superior panoramas. Private treatment suite exposed out to open-air pavilions and gardens. The spa’s signature massage is Trisara Royal, where three therapists work in harmony for 90 minutes using organic oils.

The finest style to get around the resort is by buggy. Simply ring reception and a driver will be at your front door to bring you to the pool, library, salon, restaurant or spa. For a holiday fit for royalty, visit Mon Tri’s Villa Royale, a boutique hotel with sensational architectural style and deluxe facilities, set on a headland in the southern area of Phuket by the picturesque Kata Beach.