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Dasta aligns 4-year strategy
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 04/01/2019
» The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) has mapped out a four-year strategic plan to help more communities take advantage of tourism growth.
Campaign to boost visitors to second tier begins
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 24/10/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are set to launch a campaign to boost business events and group tourists in secondary provinces.
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.
A fatal wake-up call
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 16/07/2018
» Thailand is known for its high death toll from road accidents, ranking second in the world for road deaths after Libya in 2016, according to the World Health Organization. But fatalities at sea have been rising, with human errors and irresponsible behaviour resulting in more accidents over the past several years.
Michelin Guide widens scope
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 16/05/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is confident that tourist spending on food and drink will exceed 800 billion baht in 2022, driven by the Michelin Guide's second edition covering seven new provinces.
TAT looks to put Songkran stamp on provinces
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 05/04/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting Songkran in five secondary provinces in a bid to boost visitor numbers to less-popular tourist destinations.
Dasta selects Phangnga villages as role models
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 16/03/2018
» The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) and its alliances have selected two local communities in Phangnga province to be role models for tourism development on the Andaman coast.
TAT to focus on Asean visits
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 26/01/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has pledged to boost cross-border tourism and raise the number of Asean tourists coming to Thailand.
Making tourism sustainable
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 09/10/2017
» Thailand is a top tourist destination on the global map, hosting some 32.7 million visitors in 2016 and expecting 40 million over the next few years, but the huge arrival numbers bring not only revenue but also headaches as the country struggles to promote sustainable growth.
Love Andaman charts new Myanmar route
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 07/07/2017
» Love Andaman Co, a tourist boat operator in the Andaman Sea, is expanding its fleet and charting new routes into Myanmar to meet booming demand.