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Pattaya launches new tourism federation
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/11/2023
» The tourism and hospitality sector in Pattaya has registered a new federation to boost Chonburi's tourism revenue, which remained lagging behind the level recorded in 2019.
Tourism fund meant to aid state agencies
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/11/2023
» The tourism fund derived from collecting fees from foreign tourists would primarily be reserved for state agencies for tourism development, rather than private sector soft loans, according to the organisers.
Unease over Chinese police
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/11/2023
» Cooperation between Thai and Chinese police is necessary to help restore confidence in tourists' safety, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with tour operators hoping the programme will help reduce illegal Chinese businesses.
Phuket pushes for free port, convention hall
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 10/11/2023
» Phuket tourism operators are pushing for an integrated plan to establish the province as an exhibition hub by dusting off a long-delayed project for an international convention centre and making the island a free port city.
Really Cool Airlines aiming to diversify risk
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/11/2023
» Really Cool Airlines wants to diversify risks by securing non-air ticket revenue of at least 40% of total revenue, while it searches for long-term fundraising via an initial public offering (IPO) in an overseas stock market.
Illegal labour brokers in the crosshairs
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 04/11/2023
» The Tourism Department and the Thai Travel Agents Association were urged by the Labour Ministry to regulate tour agencies that might be involved with illegal labour brokers as the number of Thais working illegally in South Korea is estimated at more than 100,000.
TAT places bet on final 2 months
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/11/2023
» The tourism sector needs to maintain its momentum in the final two months of the year to reach its revenue target of 2.38 trillion baht as total receipts tallied 1.67 trillion for the first 10 months, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
SAS flights return to Thailand after a decade away
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/11/2023
» Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has returned to the Thai market after 10 years to capitalise on the strong resumption of tourism demand.
Thai tourists turn against South Korea
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/11/2023
» The top trending hashtag of "ban Korea travel" on the X platform had more than a million posts over the past weekend and should not be ignored by tourism organisations as both tourists and tour operators have incurred losses during the past couple of years.
Phuket operators baulk at health centre
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/10/2023
» Tourism operators in Phuket are strongly opposed to the government plan to build a traveller health centre on the plot previously planned for the international convention and exhibition centre.