Tag: Tourism
Tourists to Get Soapbox for Voicing Service Gripes as TAT Launches Online Survey Platform
Encourages tourists to provide feedback, recommendation to travel service providers
Virus-Free Koh Samui Gets Much-Needed Tourism Boost at Hotspot Provinces’ Expense
Pattaya is shut down. Rayong is a mess and there’s no beach in Bangkok. About the only ones benefitting from that is Koh Samui,...
Chiang Rai Tourism Group to Sue Illegal Tachilek Border-Crossers
The Northern Tourism Federation will 10 women who illegally crossed the Chiang Rai-Tachileik border and skipped quarantine, spreading Covid-19 infections to at least 38...
Thailand Mulls Extending Single-Entry Tourist Visas to 105 Days
Foreign Affairs Ministry proposal would add 15 days to 30-day extensions of 60-day SETV
New Virus Outbreak Deals Body Blow to Northern Tourism With Thousands Canceling Trips
Coronavirus cases linked to bar workers who illegally crossed the Myanmar border have dealt a body blow to northern tourism, with thousands of panicked...
Pandemic Medical Tourism Has Flopped, But Will Boom After Crisis, Health Minister Claims
While Thailand’s efforts to entice visits by medical tourists during the coronavirus pandemic has largely flopped, the Public Health Ministry claims the kingdom will...
STV Flops; Only 2,000 Foreigners to Use New Tourists Visas by Year-End
CCSA this week to consider shorter quarantine, end of "fit to fly" certificate as Tourism Ministry revives 'travel bubble' for China.
Yacht Tourists to Drop Anchor in Thailand This Month
Tourists will arrive on more than 10 luxury yachts as the government continues to ease disease-control measures for visitors arriving by sea. Deputy Immigration Bureau...
PM Inspects Samui, Phuket Airports as Ravaged Islands Prep to Receive STV Tourists
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday visited Koh Samui Airport to inspect screening processes for international tourists to travel to in Surat Thani Province...
In 2020, ‘High Season’ to Become ‘Thai Season’
Tourism officials confident domestic tourists can help Thailand hit 250-billion-baht high-season target
Thailand Moves to Cut Quarantine Times, Reopen to ‘Moderate-Risk’ Tourists
Even as Thailand faces renewed threats of a coronavirus outbreak and mask use plummets, some of the country’s institutions continue to barrel ahead with...
Tourist Numbers Rise as Temperatures Fall in Thailand’s North
Tourist numbers are rising as temperatures fall in the North and Northeast. Nong Khai, Chiang Mai and Phitsanulok all have been experiencing sharp drops in...
Thailand, Russia Ink 3-Year Trade, Tourism Deal
Thailand and Russia have sealed an eight-point trade deal expected to raise the value of bilateral trade to at least US$10 billion over the...
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WATCH: Thailand Maps Out 1st Month of Foreign Tourist Arrivals Since March
Thailand tomorrow will welcome its first group of foreign tourists since March with the arrival of 150 Chinese visitors taking a charter flight from...
TAT Treats Foreign Diplomats, Business Leaders to 5-Star Junket to Hua Hin
VIPs get special train, gourmet meals other tourists won't experience
Pattaya’s Nong Nooch Goes Free for North, Bangkok ‘Burbs Residents
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden outside Pattaya is offering free admission to people from nine Upper Northeast provinces and 10 districts of Bangkok throughout October...
Virus Control Won’t Trample STV Tourists’ Rights, Anutin Says
The Public Health Ministry said Thailand would protect the rights of foreign tourists about to enter the country under strict coronavirus-prevention measures. Public Health Minister...
Phuket Tries to Open to Farangs Without Scaring Off Skittish Thai Travelers
Desperate Phuket tourism businesses will continue efforts to bring domestic tourists to the southern resort island even as local officials prepare to welcome Thailand’s...
‘Still Amazing’ Thailand Exhibit by 60 Top Photographers Opens in Bangkok
About 120 photographs capturing the scenic beauty, natural charm and warmth of Thailand and its people have gone on display at a special exhibition...
Civil Servants Get 2 More Holidays, But Only If They Travel
Government employees will get two additional vacation days, but only if they travel somewhere on those holidays. The Cabinet this week approved the two additional...
KTB Says Tourism Businesses Should Focus More on Domestic Tourists
Krungthai Bank’s research center is urging the tourism sector to adapt to the “new normal” for domestic tourism in order to minimize damage from...
TAT Chief Tells Hotels Execs to Be Patient, United to Overcome Tourism Crisis
'Best-case scenario' see crisis ending by 2021, Yuthasak said
60% of Tourism Businesses to Fold Within 6 Months, Major Study Finds
Two-month survey project finds economic crisis to last long after pandemic ends, impacts more than just tourism
Tourism Minister Tells Phuket Domestic Tourism Still Top Priority
Ministry to organize expat tours, host public hearing on 'Phuket Model'
Expats Urged to Visit Khung Bang Kachao, ‘Bangkok’s Green Lung’
Tourism officials are urging expats to “explore unseen Thailand via bicycle in an effort to spur domestic travel. The first highlighted destination in the campaign...