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State urged to ease growing skills gap
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/12/2023
» After a poor showing by Thai students in an international evaluation, hotel operators are urging the government to improve students' practical skills before the country loses more jobs to foreign workers.
Resistance to longer opening hours
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/11/2023
» Pattaya's tourism operators are against the proposal to extend the opening time of entertainment venues until 4am to include establishments located on the beachfront road as it would cause more trouble with residents in the neighbourhood and potentially further deteriorate the area's reputation in relation to the sex industry.
Tourism fund meant to aid state agencies
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/11/2023
» The tourism fund derived from collecting fees from foreign tourists would primarily be reserved for state agencies for tourism development, rather than private sector soft loans, according to the organisers.
Unease over Chinese police
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/11/2023
» Cooperation between Thai and Chinese police is necessary to help restore confidence in tourists' safety, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with tour operators hoping the programme will help reduce illegal Chinese businesses.
Phuket pushes for free port, convention hall
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 10/11/2023
» Phuket tourism operators are pushing for an integrated plan to establish the province as an exhibition hub by dusting off a long-delayed project for an international convention centre and making the island a free port city.
TAT places bet on final 2 months
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/11/2023
» The tourism sector needs to maintain its momentum in the final two months of the year to reach its revenue target of 2.38 trillion baht as total receipts tallied 1.67 trillion for the first 10 months, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Thai tourists turn against South Korea
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/11/2023
» The top trending hashtag of "ban Korea travel" on the X platform had more than a million posts over the past weekend and should not be ignored by tourism organisations as both tourists and tour operators have incurred losses during the past couple of years.
Phuket operators baulk at health centre
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/10/2023
» Tourism operators in Phuket are strongly opposed to the government plan to build a traveller health centre on the plot previously planned for the international convention and exhibition centre.
Tourism operators tepid on casino scheme
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/10/2023
» Tourism operators are not opposed to legalising casino complexes here, but are concerned the benefits might be concentrated among certain interest groups.
Government advised to revive Chinese confidence
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 27/10/2023
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) and the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) have urged the government to resuscitate Chinese confidence through tour agents in the mainland as this approach can guarantee safety for tourists.