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UHG reveals blueprint for 5 hotels in 3 years
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 25/12/2018
» UHG, a local hotel chain formally known as Urban Hospitality Group, plans to invest in five new hotels in Bangkok worth 3 billion baht over the next three years to capitalise on the young tourist market.
Operators sceptical of VOA fee waiver
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/11/2018
» For some Chinese tourists, the new visa privileges may be less attractive than assurances of comprehensive safety and security in Thailand, say local tourism operators.
Refining tourism's essentials
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 03/11/2018
» For the tourism and sports minister, the first priority is transforming Thailand’s tourist spots into higher-quality destinations.
Tourism operators press for policy salve
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/10/2018
» Tourism business leaders have called for the government to use measures and campaigns to boost tourism from other markets if there is no concrete plan to reclaim arrivals from China.
Ministry backtracks on visa fee waiver plan
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 19/10/2018
» The government's plans to exempt tourists from visa-on-arrival fees to attract foreign travellers is unlikely to happen this year, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat.
Bid to catch 11/11 travellers
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 11/10/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Chinese online travel firms are set to launch 11/11 campaigns and special countdown events to appeal to mainland tourists for the duration of this year.
Cabinet mulls master plan for marine safety
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 23/08/2018
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has presented a new master plan to improve safety in marine tourism to the cabinet, featuring a new Marine Surveillance and Assistance Centre to offer better protection to tourists.
Bursting thetourism bubble
Spectrum, Suchat Sritama, Published on 29/07/2018
» The boat capsize in Phuket which claimed 47 lives has raised questions about whether Thailand should continue luring tourists in large numbers or start to pull back and rethink the dangers of "overtourism" until better safeguards are in place.
Boat disaster takes shine off Golden Week
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 18/07/2018
» Arrivals from China are expected to drop during the coming Golden Week period if the government is unable to reassure Chinese tourists on safety issues, say major tourism players.
Chinese ferry victim condolences sought
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 17/07/2018
» Tourism operators along the Andaman coast have called for the prime minister to issue an official message of condolence to the Chinese government over the boat that capsized off of Phuket, killing 47 Chinese tourists.