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Songkhla touts its Mice tourism potential
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/06/2024
» Songkhla's administration is partnering up with businesses in the tourism sector to promote the province as a Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) destination to Malaysians.
Joy train ride for Malaysians to get wet in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 12/04/2024
» SONGKHLA: A special train from Malaysia has brought some 400 holidaymakers to join locals in celebrating the Thai New Year in Hat Yai district.
Foreign buses to get licence to roam
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/02/2024
» SONGKHLA: Songkhla has proposed the lifting of restrictions on buses bearing foreign licence plates from travelling out beyond the provincial boundary in a push by tourism operators to woo more visitors, mainly from Malaysia, to travel to other southern provinces.
Songkhla favours expansion of foreign bus travel beyond province
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/02/2024
» SONGKHLA: Songkhla has proposed the lifting of restrictions on buses bearing foreign license plates to travel only in the provincial boundary in a push by tourism operators to woo more visitors, mainly from Malaysia, to travel other southern provinces, according to a local tourism governing body.
TAT: New Year tourism to bring B760m to Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 29/12/2023
» SONGKHLA: The Tourism Authority of Thailand predicts tourism in Hat Yai will generate 760 million baht in revenue for the South’s biggest city during the New Year holiday period.
10,000 Buddhist monks in Hat Yai for mass alms offerings
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/08/2023
» SONGKHLA: About 10,000 monks from four countries gathered in the middle of Hat Yai city on Sunday morning to receive offerings of alms from Thai and foreign Buddhists in a traditional event which is held annually.
Hat Yai expects 30,000 Malaysians over Songkran
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/04/2023
» SONGKHLA: At least 30,000 tourists from Malaysia are expected to travel to Hat Yai during the Songkran festival and generate 300-500 million baht in revenue, says a local tourism leader.
South eyes more Malaysian visitors
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 25/02/2023
» Tourism associations in the South of Thailand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Melaka Chapter of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) to boost tourism between the two countries.
Virus crisis will ease after Songkran: Tourism minister
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/02/2020
» PHATTHALUNG: The Covid-19 corona virus crisis is expected to subside in the second half of the year or earlier, Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan said on Sunday.
Hat Yai seeks shot in medical tourism arm
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/08/2019
» If you mention medical tourism in Thailand, attention immediately shifts to Bangkok. However, calls are being echoed for the development of a medical tourism hub to be based in the commercial district of Hat Yai in Songkhla province in order to tap into the growing demand for services.