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Thais optimistic about domestic travel
Business, Published on 02/11/2021
» Thai people are showing positive sentiment toward domestic tourism and are looking to dust off their suitcases and travel again when it is possible, according to a survey by the regional online travel booking site Agoda.
Domestic violence on the rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/11/2021
» Domestic violence has jumped by almost 50% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation.
Omicron surge stymies domestic travel
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 15/02/2022
» Domestic travel sentiment remains weak amid a five-digit surge in daily cases and higher commodity prices, despite incentives like the We Travel Together hotel subsidy scheme and local events aimed at generating more trips.
Domestic workers urge better deal
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/06/2022
» Domestic workers have called for fully paid maternity leave and also demanded the right to eight hours of work per day like any other occupation in the service industry.
Domestic workers have rights too
Oped, Published on 12/07/2022
» 'I have many Thai domestic worker friends who are 50 to 60 years old. They have worked since they were in their late teens or early twenties. This is their occupation. They have jobs and employers like other workers do. But the government has excluded domestic workers from receiving social security benefits," said Champa, a migrant domestic worker in Thailand.
Farm income drives domestic consumption
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/09/2022
» Higher income for farmers in the first eight months of this year is one of the key factors contributing to the growth in domestic consumption, according to the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Domestic tourist spending still tepid
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/10/2022
» Local tourism this year has been marked by a higher volume of short trips, with inflation and flooding affecting average spending per person, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Domestic travel rises above estimates
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 25/11/2022
» Travellers made 200 million domestic trips in the first 10 months of this year, less than the 222 million in 2019 but up on the 160 million trips projected by the tourism authority (TAT), according to a government spokesman.
Domestic subsidy to be reduced
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 22/12/2022
» The subsidy scheme for domestic tourists might be reduced to 500,000 rooms from 1.5 million after the cabinet this week cut the proposed budget of 8.7 billion baht by half, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
TAT estimates 3.14m domestic trips
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 23/12/2022
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) forecasts domestic tourism to tally 3.14 million trips during the New Year holiday, generating 11.2 billion baht, with the northern region posting the highest occupancy rate at 78%.