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Minister defends Chinese
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 26/07/2016
» The government is hopeful that Sino-Thai relations will remain intact despite growing negative attitudes of northern Thai people towards ill-mannered Chinese tourists.
Law amendment stirs unease
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 28/06/2016
» Local tour operators are concerned about the possible impact of a legal amendment that would set a minimum price for tour services.
Travel agents wary of troubled airlines
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 24/02/2016
» Travel agents are not confident about using charter flights for their tourists after four small charter airlines found themselves in heavy debt and facing licence revocation.
Spike in tourist deaths sparks ministry concern
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 11/02/2016
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is working to address the issue of tourist safety after a 54% jump in the number of foreign tourists who lost their lives in Thailand last year.
TAT eyes B1tn domestic tourism revenue
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 14/10/2015
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set an ambitious goal of boosting domestic tourism and generating 1 trillion baht in tourism revenue annually three years from now.
Chinese still keeping the faith
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 22/09/2015
» Amid concerns that the impact of the Aug 17 Erawan Shrine bombing will not fade away easily, the largest Chinese tourist group ever for Thailand has decided to revisit the country.
TAT: The roadshows will go on
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 21/08/2015
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and tourism associations say they will join foreign travel fairs and organise international roadshows as planned following Monday night's bombing at the Ratchaprasong intersection.
Mecca trips will include doctor team
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 23/06/2015
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is asking six major tour operators to introduce preventive measures to stop the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) when they take more than 16,000 Thai Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages.
Operators urge Korea Mers checks
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 09/06/2015
» Thai tourism operators are calling on authorities to check travellers from South Korea carefully after six people died from the Mers virus there.
Hotels expecting windfall
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 13/02/2015
» Leading hotels in downtown Bangkok are expected to reap a windfall from Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year after seeing a market recovery since mid-December.