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International arrivals picked to nosedive in 2021
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 03/08/2021
» International arrivals may be as low as 500,000 this year as Thailand's third-quarter prospects remain gloomy, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Buri Ram MotoGP in doubt
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/07/2021
» The MotoGP in Buri Ram scheduled for October might be postponed for the second year running because of the resurgence of the coronavirus in Thailand.
Centara prepares to reopen hotels in Q4
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/07/2021
» Centara aims to reopen all its hotels in Thailand by the fourth quarter as it urges the government to procure adequate vaccines and booster shots to achieve herd immunity.
Phuket's long and winding road towards recovery
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/07/2021
» Despite tourism operators and tourism-related agencies giving their blood, sweat and tears to ensure that the Phuket sandbox scheme marked the country's reopening on July 1, their work is not yet complete. Instead, it just marks the beginning of a long road towards recovery.
Tourism council predicts 1.4m foreign arrivals
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 30/06/2021
» Foreign tourist arrivals could tally 3 million this year under the best-case scenario, while the tourism confidence index in the second quarter plunged to its lowest point as 2 million people lost their jobs, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
TCEB eyes small groups to spur Mice
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/06/2021
» The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) aims to attract small corporate groups under the Phuket sandbox scheme as the Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry is projected to slowly return to normalcy by 2025.
Virus variants to dictate Phuket stays
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 01/06/2021
» The type of virus variants present in each country will serve as criteria to determine low to medium-risk countries and dictate the minimum required length stay for tourists in Phuket as other sandbox areas gear up for new reopening dates, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Cannabis tourism offers ray of hope for battered industry
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 27/05/2021
» Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise the production, import and export of cannabis for medical purposes in 2018, following an amendment of the Narcotics Act to allow broader use for business opportunities, including tourism.
ERW Group bets on Hop Inn
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/05/2021
» Hoteliers continue to streamline operations and implement proactive strategies to preserve liquidity to cope with the uncertainty of tourism.
Outbreak reduces travel demand in first quarter
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/05/2021
» Airlines faced another setback in the first quarter as the continued pandemic stunted travel demand.