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TAT cautiously upbeat on domestic trips
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 14/07/2022
» Inflation and volatile oil prices remain the key factors hitting domestic trips, despite positive travel sentiment during the five-day weekend for government employees, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Hoteliers uneasy over coming long weekends
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/07/2022
» Hotel operators have voiced mixed feelings over travel sentiment for the two long holidays in July as the spike in Covid-19 infections and oil prices continue to impact tourism.
TAT puts dampener on New Year hopes
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 28/12/2021
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects a weak New Year period with just 8.04 billion baht in tourism revenue, due to concerns over the Covid-19 Omicron variant.
Phuket envisages attracting 10,000 tourists per day
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/10/2021
» Phuket aims to attract 10,000 tourists per day, contributing 35 billion baht to the local economy by December, while the island is listed among the top destinations for local travellers during the upcoming long weekend.
Reopenings face even more delays
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/09/2021
» The reopening plan for five provinces might be delayed by a month to Nov 1 as each province's vaccination rate still falls short of 70% coverage, leading Chiang Mai to put its faith in the domestic market instead.
Bangkok hurries for more jabs
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/09/2021
» A political tug of war may be the key factor determining when Bangkok is allowed to reopen to fully vaccinated tourists.
Hua Hin looks to reopen
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/09/2021
» Hua Hin's reopening plan scheduled to begin on Oct 1 aims to attract tourists arriving by commercial flights and private jets via Hua Hin airport.
Tourism ministry sets January date to reopen
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/09/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry vows to open the whole country without quarantine by January next year, but such a move largely depends on nationwide herd immunity.
CESA to receive 7+7 island extension plan on Thursday
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 20/07/2021
» Sandbox areas remain unfazed by the removal of Thailand from the European Union's (EU) white list as tourists still don't have to quarantine upon return. Meanwhile, travellers can island-hop after a 7-day stay in Phuket as the plan is expected to begin on Aug 1, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Tourism council predicts 1.4m foreign arrivals
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 30/06/2021
» Foreign tourist arrivals could tally 3 million this year under the best-case scenario, while the tourism confidence index in the second quarter plunged to its lowest point as 2 million people lost their jobs, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).