Website Introduction

LostinThailand.com was created by Travel Solutions who have more than 10 years of local knowledge in both Thailand Travel and South East Asian destinations, our support team and consultants really know what our visitors are looking for. It was for this reason that the Lonely Planet added Travel Solutions into to its numerous Thailand and Asian guide books as the most efficient and reliable travel agent in Koh Samui since 2000. Time Out Guides have also listed us as their recommended agent in Koh Samui along with other publications.

We have selected areas in the site that suit different types of advertisers, for example with service packages suited to Real Estate companies, marketing them on appropriate Real Estate guides and destinations. Please see our Advertising Packages for further information.

Banner Advertising

Super Banner

Super Banner adverts (size 468 x 60 pixels) are the large banners that you can see running at the top of some pages. Your Banner will show on the pages included in whichever package you select. We offer free set up on all Banners.

Side Banner

Side Banners (size 125 x 125 pixels) are the square adverts that you can see running all through the site down the right hand side of pages. Side Banners are priced on a reducing scale from the top down (please refer to price list for details). Your Side Banner will show on every page included in your selected package. Banner design is free if you don’t already have a graphic.

FAQ

What are the advantages of advertising on LostinThailand.com?

As a highly visible presence on the World Wide Web, advertising on LostinThailand.com, will make you visible to visitors, and potential customers, from every country in the world from all different walks of life with a huge variety of interests.

What are the advantages of securing a higher ad position on LostinThailand.com?

It is statistically proven that that ads placed higher on the page receive more hits. That is not to say ads lower down will not achieve hits – they will – but the higher up the ad is the more hits it will receive.

How do I create a banner advert?

Don't worry if you're not creative, just ask us to do it for you. If you are a budding artist and want to create your own banner advert just email it over and we'll put it up it straight away. We reserve the right to reject banner adverts for any reason.

What if my company details change?

No problem, just send us the updated copy or advert and we will do the rest.

How do I pay for my advert?

You pay for your advert upfront, in advance, for a 3 month period. Discounts will apply if you block book for 6 or 12 months. Please see the packages section for details.

What if I want to cancel my advert?

We would ask that you give us four weeks notice prior to the end of the contract period if you wish to remove your ad from our site.

Key Statistics

• Unique Hits per month – 60,000 and rising
• Total Number of Pages – 80,000 and rising, of which 24,800 are already indexed by Google
• Total Number of Thailand Destinations – 102
• Subdivided into a further 89 areas (e.g. Destination = Koh Samui, Area = Chaweng Beach)
• Total Number of Hotels – Over 1,200 and rising

Advertising Packages

1. Thailand Pages (Excluding Hotel Pages)

Appears on every Thailand guide page including...

• Thai Food
• Thai Boxing
• Thailand Do's & Don'ts
• Thailand Climate
• Thailand Shopping
• Thailand Weather
• Thailand Sport
• Thailand Embassies
• Thailand History
• Thailand Geography
• Thailand National Parks
• Thailand Useful Numbers
• Thailand Emergency Numbers
• All Thailand News Pages

Will also appear on all Thailand Pages and Thailand News pages in all destinations sites (e.g. lostinsamui.com) as they are constructed.

• Total Number of Thailand Wide Pages – 400 plus
• Appears on the appropriate map
• Maximum number of ads available – 10
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
• Normal Rate per month for Side Banners is staggered:
  1st place - 15,000 baht
  2nd place - 14,000 baht
  3rd place – 13,500 baht
  4th to 10th place - 12,000 baht

2 Destination Pages

• Appears on every hotel page in destination and info pages
• Appears on Destination and Area Maps
• BONUS - all advertisers who select these packages will be automatically included onto the relevant destination site, e.g. www.lostinsamui.com
• Appears on all destination pages except homepage
• Maximum number of ads available - 10
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
• Normal Rate per month for Side Banners is staggered:
  1st place - 10,000 baht
  2nd place - 9,000 baht
  3rd place – 8,500 baht
  4th to 10th place - 8,000 baht

3 Area Pages

• Appears on every hotel page in Area
• Appears on all area information pages
• Appears on the appropriate maps
• Maximum number of ads available – 10
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
• Normal Rate per month for Side Banners is staggered
  1st place - 5,000 baht
  2nd place - 4,500 baht
  3rd place - 4,000 baht
  4th to 10th place - 3,000 baht

4 Recreation Package

• Appears on appropriate pages: Tours, Golf, Spas, Water Sports, Trekking etc
• Appears on the appropriate map
• Maximum number of ads available - 10
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
• Normal Rate per month for Side Banners is staggered
  1st place -5,000 baht
  2nd place - 4,500 baht
  3rd place - 4,000 baht
  4th – 10th place – 3,000 baht

Package on offer from November 2005

5 Services Package

• Appears on appropriate pages: Hospitals, Car Rentals, Banks, Legal etc
• Appears on the appropriate map
• Maximum number of ads available – 10
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
• Normal Rate per month for Side Banners is staggered
  1st place - 5,000 baht
  2nd place - 4,500 baht
  3rd place - 4,000 baht
  4th – 10th place – 3,000 baht

Package on offer from November 2005

6 Real Estate Package

Key Statistics

Over 60,000 hits per month of which over 300 are direct hits to Real Estate pages

Appears on appropriate pages, guides including...

• Buying Land & Property in Thailand
• Thailand Real Estate
• Thailand Land Measurement
• Thailand Land Titles
• Thailand Foreign Ownership Rights
• Thailand Property Market
• Design & Construction Companies in Thailand
• Thailand Property Taxation
• Building your own home in Thailand
• Property Agents & Developers in Thailand
• All Real Estate destination pages
• Appears on the appropriate map
• Maximum number of ads available – 10 (plus one Super Banner)
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
• Normal Rate per month for Side Banner is staggered
  1st place - 10,000 baht
  2nd place - 9,500 baht
  3rd place - 9,000 baht
  4th to 10th place – 8,000 baht
• Rate per month for Super Banner advert - 14,000 baht (only 1 available)

7 Shopping Package

• Appears on appropriate pages
• Appears on the appropriate map
• Maximum number of ads available – 10
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
• Normal Rate per month for Side Banners is staggered
• 1st place - 5,000 baht
  2nd place - 4,500 baht
  3rd place - 4,000 baht
  4th to 10th place – 3,000 baht

Package on offer from November 2005

8 Nightlife Package

• Appears on appropriate pages
• Appears on the appropriate map
• Maximum number of ads available – 10
• Introductory discount for the first 3 months - 50 %
  Normal Rate per month for Side Banners is staggered
  1st place - 5,000 baht
  2nd place - 4,500 baht
  3rd place - 4,000 baht
  4th to 10th place – 3,000 baht

Package on offer from November 2005

Discounts

• Pay 6 months up front - 10% discount
• Pay 12 months up front - 20% discount
• Buy 2 packages and get additional 3.5% discount
• Buy 3 packages and get additional 7.5% discount

Future Plans

Lostinthailand.com is already constructing sister sites specific to Thailand’s most popular destinations. Some of our packages will already include advertising space on these sites.

The domains to be developed over the next 6-12 months include:

• Lostinbangkok.com
• Lostinchiangmai.com
• Lostinchiangrai.com
• Lostinhuahin.com
• Lostinkohphangan.com
• Lostinsamui.com
• Lostinkohtao.com
• Lostinkrabi.com
• Lostinpattaya.com
• Lostinphuket.com

These will be followed at a later date by:

• Lostinkanchanaburi.com
• Lostinkohsamui.com
• Lostinphangan.com
• Lostinphiphi.com