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Dealing with the perils of emotional toil
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 13/09/2010
» Hospitality industry employees who are forced to keep their emotions in check especially in stressful situations can land up facing tensions at home as well as health problems, according to a study by researchers at two universities in Pakistan.
Incentive travel retains its charms through crises
Business, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 06/09/2010
» Travel awards still rate highly as motivational tools for enhancing employee productivity but suppliers of such tools and incentive programmes are set to face more pressure to prove that they deliver results.
Tourism, consumption spur June revival
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 31/07/2010
» Tourism and domestic consumption rebounded in June from sharp declines in April and May, when the country was racked by political unrest, the Bank of Thailand said in its monthly briefing yesterday.
Foreign arrivals recovering
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/07/2010
» Improving prospects for tourist arrivals have prompted the Tourism Council of Thailand to revise up its projection for the year to between 15.19 million and 15.57 million foreign visitors.
TAT confident of recovery to 15.5m visitors next year
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 06/07/2010
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) projects a tourism recovery in 2011 with foreign arrivals of 15.5 million and revenues of 600 billion baht, up from 14.5 million visitors and 500 billion baht forecast this year."Next year, we will build on our many strengths as a preferred tourist destination by branching out into new marketing segments such as green and sustainable tourism," TAT governor Suraphon Svetasreni said yesterday.
Group wants reasons for emergency
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/07/2010
» Clearer reasons needed for keeping emergency ruleThe government needs to provide the international tourism community with a clear rationale for its intention to continue the state of emergency in Bangkok, industry leaders said yesterday.