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India targeted as new arrivals market
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 09/04/2022
» Around 500,000 Indian tourists are expected to visit Thailand this year generating revenue of 24 billion baht, supported by the national carrier Thai Airways International after an air travel bubble (ATB) agreement was concluded in March.
TAT devises plan to relax travel rules
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 11/03/2022
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is preparing a plan to relax travel rules in line with the timeline to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease on July 1.
Centara eyes 100 new hotels
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 08/03/2022
» Centara Hotels and Resorts wants to open 100 new hotels within five years, spanning Thailand, neighbouring countries, China and the Middle East, with most of them under management agreements.
TAT looks to short-haul markets
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 03/03/2022
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to attract at least 1.5 million tourists from short-haul destinations to compensate for the Chinese market by teaming up with airlines to spur demand.
Call to scrap PCR tests, Thailand Pass
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/03/2022
» Hoteliers want to scrap the RT-PCR testing requirement along with the Thailand Pass because the Russian invasion of Ukraine has darkened the tourism outlook to such an extent that the industry might attract only 10% of the pre-pandemic arrival numbers.
Thai Lion Air to launch new hub at Suvarnabhumi
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 25/02/2022
» Thai Lion Air (TLA) intends to launch a new hub for international flights from Suvarnabhumi airport, with the first route to Jakarta set to launch before Songkran and the introduction of other overseas destinations by the end of the second quarter.
Hopes high for influx of Indian visitors to Pattaya
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/02/2022
» Tourism operators in Pattaya hope Indian travellers can provide some relief during the upcoming low season as the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) prepares marketing plans for the South Asian country, in line with the Air Travel Bubble (ATB) agreement.
Push for bubbles amid tourism drive
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 03/02/2022
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to continue travel bubble discussions with short-haul destinations following this week's resumption of the Test & Go scheme.
Lessons learned from pilot schemes
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 20/12/2021
» After high season last year became a missed opportunity because of border closures, tourism businesses began to push the Phuket sandbox and Samui Plus pilot programmes in July this year, starting a long path to recovery.