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Thai hotels hit by collapse of German firm
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2024
» The collapse of the third-largest tour operator in Europe has started to affect thousands of tourists and hundreds of hotels in Thailand, leading to losses of 111 million baht.
Outcry over police VIP airport escort service
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/01/2023
» Tourism operators have slammed the Thai police VIP escort service sold online in China, saying it severely damages the image of Thailand.
Hotels tasked with checking bookings
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/02/2022
» Hotels must verify each Thailand Pass booking within 30 hours or visitors' registration will be automatically rejected, according to new procedures aimed at monitoring RT-PCR tests.
Israeli breakout blamed on apps
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/12/2021
» The failure to synchronise a tourist tracking system is the main reason some tourists have avoided the health screening process, as happened with the Israeli tourist who left his hotel in Bangkok.
PM considers easing Covid travel rules
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/11/2021
» The government is considering easing Covid rules for vaccinated tourists.
Koh Chang resort sues expat guest over bad review
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/09/2020
» A Koh Chang resort sued an American resident of Thailand for defamation over a negative review posted online.
Prayut backs return of tourists
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/08/2020
» Thailand needs to attract foreign tourists and have a welcoming system of disease control in place, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.
Prayut denies trip goal to snare fugitive PMs
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/06/2018
» Ahead of his visit to the UK and France on Wednesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday denied wanting to discuss bringing fugitive former premiers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra back to face justice in Thailand.
Sex tours sites prompt clean-up
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/04/2018
» Police are looking into a sex tour scandal after a foreign media report emerged claiming that companies are offering steamy vacations to Western travellers with particular emphasis being placed on resort destinations such as Pattaya and Phuket.
110,000 give final farewells to late King as palace gates close (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/10/2017
» About 110,000 people flocked to Sanam Luang Thursday to bid a final farewell to their beloved late King before officials closed the palace gates for the last time.