Central Airport Plaza is currently the most prominent, shiniest shopping mall in Chiang Mai. It is housed in a complex that includes an exhibition hall and huge parking space, offering a range of restaurants and familiar brand names throughout its halls from Starbucks to Pizza Hut, though it is in no shortage of independent and Thai restaurants, clothing stores, and tech vendors. Notable is its unique feature, the Northern Village, which showcases handcrafted goods from local cottage industries in an attractive, well-decorated area spanning several floors. It also has an entire floor dedicated to computers, gadgets, mobile phones and hardware that’ll catch the eye of any tech-savvy traveler.

Central Kad Suenkaew is notable for its brick facade, which distinguishes it from other department stores and buildings in Chiang Mai. Its general layout and setup are similar to that of the Central Airport Plaza, but thanks to its latest renovation being over ten years past, it sports considerably more grunge and less glitz than its larger, more modernized cousin. The Kad Suankaew is located on Huay Kaew Road.

Lotus, also known as Tesco-Lotus, has been a success in Chiang Mai and opened two branches: Hangdong and Kamtiang, along with several smaller “Lotus Express” convenience stores located throughout gas stations in the province. While not overly glamorous, Lotus superstores do offer a great deal of convenience and travel-sized shampoos, facial foams, soaps and toothpaste that are essential to any trip. They function as shopping arcades, and each Tesco-Lotus includes a bookstore, a Black Canyon (a Thai café franchise), and either a Pizza Hut or Pizza Company.

Rimping Supermarket, a Chiang Mai-only specialty supermarket, started off small and humble but has since grown into a multi-branch corporation that aims at the more upscale end of shoppers. It offers fresh, made-in-house bakery that is surprisingly excellent, produces from the Royal Project, and many imported snacks, cooking ingredients, breakfast cereals and more. At the time of writing, there are three large branches of Rimping and a smaller one; the largest three can be found by the Ping River, next to the Central Airport Plaza, and at the Ruamchoak Market. The Central Airport Plaza and Ruamchoak branches have the bonus of being bundled into a shopping arcade so you can do your dining as well as your shopping in one trip.

Central Festival Chiang Mai is one of the new projects that will be open for business in 2012. It is being built on a land that covers 46,500 square meters located on the Chiang Mai – Doi Saket super-highway, aiming for the same market as the Central Airport Plaza, but more: larger, more modern, more everything.

For the several decades, Thailand has become a medical hub for tourists who come from all over the world and especially from the US, Europe and other Asian countries. Medical tourism in Thailand has become popular only because patients are hospital facilities in the world with a very low cost and that’s the reason why approximately 1.2 million tourists visit here and medical tourism in Thailand has grown at a rate of 20 to 30 percent every year.

The purpose to promote medical tourism in Thailand is one of the long-term government strategies in support with private hospitals to promote the country there is a medical center for tourists in Asia. Thailand government has put a large amount of money on medical care in the world.

Thailand doctors that receive training and education is equal to that provided in developed countries like the US and other European countries. Moreover, some doctors also receive special training abroad to be a expert in their specific medical field. Private hospitals on the other hand, have also invested huge money in providing state-of-the-art facilities and maintenance.

Visitors come especially from countries where medical costs are too high or from countries having nationalized health care where they need to wait for months or even years. However, in Thailand, the medical service and hospitality is world class. Experienced and helpful medical staffs are always willing to make you feel comfortable in an unfamiliar environment.

Once you have decided to come to Bangkok for medical care, you need to do some research beforehand regarding the procedure you need to perform and the facilities you are considering. Thai hospitals have ISO safety certification. You can come here for various medical treatment purposes including cosmetic surgery, cardiac bypass surgery, Liposuction, breast augmentation, etc.

So, get all the necessary information and go through the right channel. Do not get dependent on others. If you keep these points in your mind then your medical treatment visit to Thailand would always be successful.