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Centara, Nakheel ink resort deal in Dubai
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 01/08/2018
» Centara Hotels and Resorts and Nakheel, a UAE-based developer, have cemented their joint venture with a construction contract to build a 2.63-billion-baht, 601-room beachfront resort in Dubai's Deira Islands.
Social campaign angles to hike village visits
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 30/07/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a domestic tourism campaign called Aor Sor Social, marshalling an online group of volunteers to help promote village tourism.
Bursting thetourism bubble
Spectrum, Suchat Sritama, Published on 29/07/2018
» The boat capsize in Phuket which claimed 47 lives has raised questions about whether Thailand should continue luring tourists in large numbers or start to pull back and rethink the dangers of "overtourism" until better safeguards are in place.
TCEB looks to put digital stamp on Mice awareness
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 28/07/2018
» The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) wants to use digital networks alongside mainstream communication to create higher awareness and encourage the public to remember the certification mark of its Thailand Mice Venue Standards 2018 (TMVS).
Bangkok Airways eyes duty-free shops
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 25/07/2018
» SET-listed Bangkok Airways Plc (BA) has vowed to bid for a concession to operate duty-free shops at the country's main airports.
Thai ambitions target Myanmar
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 24/07/2018
» Myanmar's new foreign direct investment act is expected to attract more Thai investment in the neighbouring country, says the head of the Thai Business Association of Myanmar.
Visa fee waiver for Chinese proposed as arrivals fade away
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 24/07/2018
» Tourism operators have urged the government to waive visa fees for Chinese tourists in a bid to draw them back after arrivals fell following the fatal boat accident in Phuket earlier this month.
AoT expects revenue bump for next year
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 20/07/2018
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT), the operator of six international airports, expects revenue to rise healthily once its 220-billion-baht expansion plan is completed next year.
Joint effort seeks to allay marine fears
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 19/07/2018
» Chinese officials and the Tourism and Sports Ministry are joining forces to strengthen marine safety measures after a boat capsized earlier this month, killing 47 Chinese tourists.
Boat disaster takes shine off Golden Week
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 18/07/2018
» Arrivals from China are expected to drop during the coming Golden Week period if the government is unable to reassure Chinese tourists on safety issues, say major tourism players.