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200,000 rooms booked with subsidy expansion
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 29/12/2020
» The extension of the hotel subsidy scheme on Monday saw more than 200,000 rooms redeemed during the first 12 hours, prompting related agencies to again monitor transactions closely.
Domestic trips decrease over Covid jitters
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/12/2020
» A resurgence of local Covid-19 cases has affected travel sentiment for the upcoming long weekend as Thai tourists are expected to take fewer trips than during holidays last month, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
TAT aims to bump up average spending per trip
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/12/2020
» Thailand needs to revamp its tourism industry in the post-Covid period by accelerating average spending per head by 30% to offset the estimated 8 million arrivals next year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Tourism prospects opaque
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 27/11/2020
» The tourism sector may have to wait until 2022 to see "normal" revenue, described as 80% of the pre-pandemic level, as major markets are reluctant to ease travel measures unless there is distribution of a successful vaccine, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
View from Taipei
Asia focus, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/08/2020
» A pro-democracy alliance is gaining momentum in Asia, notably among younger activists. When more than 10,000 youth-led protesters converged on Democracy Monument in Bangkok on Aug 16, at about the same time in a city 2,400 kilometres away, a group of like-minded people gathered at the main transport hub in Taipei.
After bruising first half, budget carriers glum on near future
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/08/2020
» Low-cost carriers in Thailand suffered a tremendous setback in the first half, as passenger numbers for Thai AirAsia (TAA) and Thai Lion Air (TLA) fell more than 50%.
'Safe and Sealed' brings hope for tourism rally
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/08/2020
» Tourism operators are proposing a new inbound tourism plan, called Safe and Sealed, to replace travel bubbles and keep Thailand from realising the worst-case revenue scenario of 675 billion baht next year, down from 3.01 trillion baht in 2019.
TAT predicts 80% plunge in arrivals
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/07/2020
» A new forecast by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says the number of foreign tourists this year may plunge 80% to 8.2 million as revenue slides to 396 billion baht, with international air traffic regaining just 10% of the pre-pandemic schedule.
Travel bubble scheme drawn up in 3 phases
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/07/2020
» A travel bubble plan for leisure travellers has been drafted with three phases for opening, starting with a mere 1,000 tourists per day across five provinces.
TCT queries tourism stimulus deal
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/06/2020
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) is crying foul over the 22.4-billion-baht tourism stimulus package, saying it will mostly benefit big hotel operators and leave behind the small and medium-sized businesses that account for 75% of the sector.