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Airlines seek state aid amid rising costs
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/07/2022
» Airlines are struggling to control airfares amid high operational costs to maintain positive momentum for the domestic market, urging the government to help lift the financial burden.
Uptick in arrivals denotes revival
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/06/2022
» The tourism industry is finally seeing positive signs in terms of arrivals following the relaxation of entry rules, sparking hopes of a recovery.
Marriott preps 7-8 new properties in Thailand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/03/2022
» Marriott International plans to open 7-8 new properties in Thailand this year as part of its plan to add 33 properties over the next five years.
Association of Domestic Travel eyes 75m domestic trips in 2021
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 04/09/2021
» The Association of Domestic Travel (ADT) hopes to tally 75 million domestic trips this year, using the government's stimulus package in the final quarter to spur tourism.
AAT urges state to speed up soft loans
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/08/2021
» As soft loans for airlines go through the approval process under the Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG), the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) is urging the government to help clear the loan conditions as soon as possible.
Hotels struggle amid lockdown extension
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 04/08/2021
» The extended lockdown is leading to more hotel closures and unemployment, while some hoteliers are transforming their hotels into hospitels to avoid the massive slowdown in tourism.
Tourism firms request aid during lockdown
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/07/2021
» Tourism businesses are asking for financial support during the new partial lockdown, which poses another hurdle for the long-suffering industry, while Thai AirAsia halts all domestic routes from July 10-30.
Tourism council predicts 1.4m foreign arrivals
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 30/06/2021
» Foreign tourist arrivals could tally 3 million this year under the best-case scenario, while the tourism confidence index in the second quarter plunged to its lowest point as 2 million people lost their jobs, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
Tourism Ministry wields axe over Tour Teaw Thai
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 28/06/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has threatened to terminate a domestic stimulus package called "Tour Teaw Thai" if it cannot equally distribute income to the majority of people.
B14bn loan for staff payroll at local airlines halved
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/06/2021
» A 14-billion-baht loan for seven local airlines has been sliced in half in an effort to retain jobs in the second half as the industry prepares for the country to reopen to foreign tourists by mid-October.