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Holiday weekend revenue set to disappoint
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/08/2024
» Tourism income from 2.6 million domestic trips during the Mother's Day holiday this year is estimated to reach 9.39 billion baht, dipping from recent back-to-back long holidays in July, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
TAT eyes French market post-Olympics
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/07/2024
» With the Paris Olympic Games estimated to attract fewer visitors than expected, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) forecasts the French market to strongly pick up after the event, with 42 billion baht in revenue earned from this market in 2024.
Domestic tourism spending falls short of target
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/06/2024
» Domestic tourism spending is expected to miss the government's ambitious target of 1.2 trillion baht as local tourists are concerned about the economy and high travel costs, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Mice market set to beat expectations
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 26/06/2024
» International visitors are expected to drive the Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) segment in Thailand to exceed the target by 5% this year, which would help compensate for the sluggish domestic market.
Hotels fret as another German firm goes kaput
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 25/06/2024
» Another tour firm in Germany has filed for bankruptcy, but the impact should be minimal compared with the recent FTI insolvency, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
Lampang carriages lack giddy up and go
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 20/06/2024
» The iconic horse-drawn carriage of Lampang could soon face extinction as tourism revenue in the province is too weak to entice new generations to inherit the business, according to the Tourism Council of Lampang.
Bid to get Chiang Mai back on climbing map
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/06/2024
» Chiang Mai tourism operators want to showcase the province's mountainous charms to capture a rock climbing market that boasts 44.5 million enthusiasts worldwide, while urging the government to support the activity and sport in many provinces as it offers great potential to help expand the tourism sector.
Airlines push to upgrade regional Thai airports
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/06/2024
» The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) has urged the government to elevate more regional airports to become international airports, aiming to generate higher tourism revenue for 55 second-tier cities.
Tourism firms seek supply-side initiatives
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 11/06/2024
» The private sector has collectively called for attention to be paid to tourism's supply side after the prime minister insisted on refraining from the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from foreign tourists, which was meant to be used to set up a tourism development fund.
Tourism minister eager to add B500bn in revenue
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/06/2024
» Tourism and Sports Minister Sermsak Pongpanich is planning to generate an additional 500 billion baht in tourism revenue this year to reach the record-high target of 3.5 trillion baht by surveying projects that lack a stimulus budget and requesting funds from the cabinet.