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Japan begins departure tax to fund tourism promotion
Published on 07/01/2019
» TOKYO: Japan started collecting a 1,000 yen (295 baht) departure tax on Monday from each traveller leaving the country in an effort to fund measures to attract more foreign visitors in the run-up to and beyond the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Thai tourists to Japan set to surge and top 1m this year
Published on 07/03/2018
» The number of visitors from Thailand to Japan is likely to show a double-digit surge this year to top 1 million for the first time on the back of increased flights between the two countries, according to the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO).
All aboard to establish superyacht hub
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 19/01/2018
» Yacht companies say that relaxing charter, tax and immigration regulations could bring millions into the government's coffers through promotion of superyacht tourism.
Tink Labs touts Handy platform
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 09/01/2018
» Hong Kong-based Tink Labs Ltd, operator of an interactive mobile platform for hotels, is expanding into Thailand with the goal of servicing more than 140,000 rooms this year.
10 killed in government plane crash in Delhi
Kyodo News, Published on 22/12/2015
» NEW DELHI — Ten people were killed after a small jet crashed soon after take-off in Delhi on Tuesday, officials said.