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Operators seek ways to disperse tourists
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/07/2020
» As most local tourists flock to popular destinations during the weekends, tour operators are asking the government to help fill up weekdays by creating more trips for the elderly and state agency meetings.
Ban on overseas trips to keep officials focused on home front
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/06/2020
» State officials will be prohibited from travelling abroad this year in order to promote domestic meetings and incentives and strengthen consumption at home, says Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Travel agents want tourists in July
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 29/05/2020
» Travel agents are urging the government to open the country to international tourists in July by first allowing coronavirus-free nations to visit without the compulsory 14-day quarantine, along with requiring a health certificate and providing a free rapid test on arrival.
Sand dunes in Chumphon developed as new diversion
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/05/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is planning to divert tourists to less crowded destinations by developing sand dunes in Pathiu district, Chumphon as a new tourism attraction in the southern region.
TCT seeking extra B100bn to help ailing small operators
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/02/2020
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) is demanding an additional 100 billion baht from the government to help small operators affected by the coronavirus, saying there is a loophole in the latest fiscal measures that could leave such businesses vulnerable.
Calls for extended handout
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 14/08/2019
» The government should speed up the implementation of the 1,500-baht cash handout for tourism spending and extend the incentive until February next year if it wants to see more concrete results, tourism operators said.
Small hotels set to legalise ventures
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/06/2019
» Some 5,000 non-registered small hotels are expected to legalise their business after a recent order issued by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).