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Spas cry foul over sale of sex services
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 25/05/2016
» The Federation of Thai Spa Associations (FTSPA) has urged authorities to clamp down on sexual services being offered at some massage parlours.
Travel insurance in focus
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 25/02/2016
» The surge in foreign tourist arrivals to Thailand is putting pressure on the Tourism and Sports Ministry to find effective measures to compel them to buy travel insurance.
Spike in tourist deaths sparks ministry concern
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 11/02/2016
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is working to address the issue of tourist safety after a 54% jump in the number of foreign tourists who lost their lives in Thailand last year.
Mecca trips will include doctor team
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 23/06/2015
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is asking six major tour operators to introduce preventive measures to stop the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) when they take more than 16,000 Thai Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages.
Strong push for tourism gains
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 08/01/2015
» The government has assigned the Tourism and Sports Ministry to push for a serious recovery in tourism this year and to develop tourism quality in the future.
Tourism body to clean up street food
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 26/08/2014
» Poor street food hygiene and safety are obstacles to the objective of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) of promoting street food as a major tourism product.
Thai spas kept busy by Chinese, Indians and Russians
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 22/04/2013
» A jump in the number of tourists from China, Russia and India is likely to benefit Thai spa businesses, especially those in the dry-spa segment, says the Thai Federation of Thai Spa (TFTS).