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AoT expects 3.1 million travellers for the holidays
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 26/12/2018
» Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) estimates that 3.1 million passengers will use its six international airports during the year-end holiday, with airlines set to operate a total of 18,300 flights.
Cool weather, tax breaks set to spur domestic travel
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 05/12/2018
» Thais are expected to flock to the northern provinces to experience cooler weather from now until the year-end, improving prospects for the region's hotels.
TCEB bent on snaring larger Mice numbers
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 13/11/2018
» Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) projects some 35.9 million Mice travellers next fiscal year, contributing total income of 221.5 billion baht.
Campaign to boost visitors to second tier begins
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 24/10/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are set to launch a campaign to boost business events and group tourists in secondary provinces.
Tourist tax perk nearing expiry
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 04/10/2018
» With less than three months left for the tax scheme to encourage more people to visit second-tier provinces, the government and stakeholders are mulling the possibility of extending the programme for another year to ensure benefit to all 55 provinces.
TAT, THAI highlight 20 routes to add revenue
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 26/09/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand has joined with Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) to promote 20 routes in 10 provinces nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2018 as part of a plan to increase revenue at the flag carrier.
Thailand tops tourism list for Chinese in H1
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 13/09/2018
» Thailand remained the top destination for Chinese travelling abroad in the first half of the year, according to a joint report by the China Tourism Academy and online travel firm Ctrip.
Cabinet puts its seal on latest tourist tax break
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 16/08/2018
» Small hotels and homestay operators in 55 second-tier provinces are expected to gain from the additional tourist tax perk approved by the cabinet on Tuesday.
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.
Airbnb pushes for Hotel Act rethink
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 26/06/2018
» Airbnb is continuing to push the Thai government to reconsider its Hotel Act, paving the way for the company to expand its business in Thailand.