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Panel focuses on traffic at airports
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/10/2019
» Improving air traffic at Thailand's main airports is a priority task underlined by a joint committee wanting to facilitate growing tourism.
Prayut: Zones vital for growth
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/09/2019
» The government has vowed to step up development of the local economy, tourism and special economic zones to drive Thailand's future economic growth.
Proud Group plants flag in Phuket with Andamanda
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 21/08/2019
» Proud Group, a property arm of the Liptapanlop family, has branched out to Phuket, investing 7 billion baht to develop a water park and hotels on the resort island.
Trang Airport to get handling capacity boost
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/07/2019
» Trang Airport is being expanded to increase its handling capacity as more tourists are visiting the coastal Andaman province, according to Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam.
NESDC mulls Southern Economic Corridor scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/07/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) plans to propose developing a Southern Economic Corridor to the new government in a similar fashion to the ongoing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
TAT trims 2019 arrival figures, focuses on niche markets
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/07/2019
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revised down the number of international arrivals this year to 40.2 million from the 41.3 million forecast earlier.
SeaYouTomorrow: Exploring the “blue” by Singha Estate
Published on 20/06/2019
» 2019 is labelled the most prosperous tourism year for Thailand due to the relaxing of immigration regulations last year. While this could indicate a positive economic trend for the nation’s tourism industry, the jarring news of the closing of Maya Bay in Phi Phi National Park, Thailand’s Andaman gem, gives the entire industry reason for pause, and makes travellers around the world reluctant to move their vacation plans forward.
Tourism ministry, NSTDA mull way to cap visitor numbers
Published on 17/06/2019
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is working with the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) to cap the number of visitors at natural destinations in a bid to promote more sustainable tourism.
Chumphon, Ranong rail project stalls
Published on 10/06/2019
» The Comptroller General’s Department has put the double-track rail project from Chumphon to Ranong on hold due to concerns about its economic viability, according to a source at the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
Push to certify sustainable destinations
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/06/2019
» The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) has teamed up with the state-run Designated Areas Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) and Mae Fah Luang University to develop experts in sustainable destination assessment.