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Phuket puts B40 million towards beach safety
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 07/11/2018
» Phuket is granting a budget of 40 million baht to improve safety and security at major beaches around the island to ensure tourist confidence.
Better days around the bend
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 27/08/2018
» Various projects have moved to the forefront recently in the hope of converting the three restive southernmost provinces into tourist destinations.
Cabinet mulls master plan for marine safety
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 23/08/2018
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has presented a new master plan to improve safety in marine tourism to the cabinet, featuring a new Marine Surveillance and Assistance Centre to offer better protection to tourists.
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.
Disaster cave to be next tourist attraction
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 04/07/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to promote Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai as a key attraction after days in the spotlight, with the missing football team of 13 being found alive Monday night.
Pattaya yacht club predicts marine tourism boom
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 13/11/2017
» Marine tourism in Pattaya is set to grow by more than 25% by 2020 with a boost from government megaprojects and private-sector investment, say executives of the resort's yacht club.
Phuket friendliness scores well on index
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 03/11/2017
» Phuket is at the top of a competitiveness index thanks to product quality and local friendliness, according to a study by the Public Policy Studies Institute Foundation (PPSI).
Pattaya marina hosts boat show to promote EEC
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/09/2017
» In a move to capitalise on the government's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme, Ocean Marina Pattaya is set to host a boat show this November, hoping the event will help strengthen the eastern coast as a hub for marine tourism.
Improving economy lifts local tourism
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 23/06/2017
» The Thai tourism industry is expected to continue growing in the second and third quarters of 2017, thanks to an improving domestic economy and an influx of tourists seeking to avoid high-risk countries.