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Chinese set to spend record $1 trillion in local travel boom
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/04/2025
» HONG KONG — Chinese travellers are expected to fork out a record US$968 billion on mainland trips this year, making domestic tourism a bright spot amid concerns about lacklustre consumer spending.
Digital Payments in Phuket: Transforming USD to BTC Transactions for Tourists
Published on 24/03/2025
» Tourists visit Phuket because of its stunning beaches, famous nightlife, and active tourism sector. Cryptocurrency adoption continues to rise in Thailand through digital payment adoption, which focuses heavily on the Phuket region. Bitcoin transactions without borders will shift how visitors transact with local vendors, leading to a better decentralised financial environment.
'Antipathy' to US: Tourists turning away from Trump's America
AFP, Published on 24/03/2025
» NEW YORK - In just a few weeks, the US tourism outlook has clouded as a result of some of President Donald Trump's policy decisions, which have angered some foreign visitors and prompted fear of a surge in prices and a stronger dollar.
PM sets out tourism vision at Berlin event
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/03/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra outlined a vision to promote Thailand as a world-class tourism destination at a global travel trade show in Berlin on Wednesday.
PM scoffs at rumours of 'Israeli settlement' in Pai
News, Published on 19/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra yesterday dismissed online rumours that Pai district of Mae Hong Son province is home to some 30,000 Israelis, saying they are false.
Foreign arrivals poised to grow 5% in February to 3.5m
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/02/2025
» Thailand is expected to welcome 3.5 million foreign tourist arrivals in February, a 5% increase year-on-year, with all major markets surging between 2% and 20%, except the Chinese market, which is on course to plummet by 7% due to safety concerns, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Nine injured in Phuket bus plunge
Published on 01/02/2025
» PHUKET: Nine people, including seven foreigners, were injured when a tour bus plunged 20 metres down a hill from a road heading to Patong beach on Saturday afternoon.
France holds off Spain as world's tourist favourite
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» PARIS - Olympic host France retained its spot as the world's top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million visitors, holding off stiff competition from countries including Spain, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday.
Welcome spell of fashionable weather
Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/01/2025
» By Thai standards the weather has definitely been on the chilly side in recent weeks. Or to use the correct meteorological term, it's been "a bit nippy" in the early morning and evenings.
3 die in hotel fire near Bangkok’s Khao San Road
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/12/2024
» Three people died and seven others were injured in a hotel fire near Khao San Road in Phra Nakhon District late Sunday night.