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TAT cautiously upbeat on domestic trips
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 14/07/2022
» Inflation and volatile oil prices remain the key factors hitting domestic trips, despite positive travel sentiment during the five-day weekend for government employees, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
MINT chief pushes for end of travel restrictions
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/04/2022
» The government must drop all Covid travel restrictions before the tentative date of June 1 to rescue the economy before it is too late, says the founder of Minor International (MINT).
Taking tourism to the future
News, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 15/03/2022
» As tourism enters the third year of the global pandemic amid a slow recovery, a tremendous effort to sustain the sector is still needed, particularly from the private sector, which has worked hand-in-hand with the government.
Call for delay of new tourist entry fee
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/01/2022
» The new 300-baht tourism fee due to take effect in April is drawing mixed reactions from tourism operators as the recovery remains tepid and fragile.
Bangkok, Pattaya eye sandbox deal
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 08/01/2022
» Tourism operators in Pattaya and Bangkok have expressed concern about unequal opportunities to welcome tourists because they are not in a sandbox scheme as the Test & Go programme is suspended indefinitely.
Test & Go freeze could cost B7bn
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/01/2022
» The prolonged suspension of the Test & Go scheme could cost the tourism sector at least 7 billion baht in January and shatter tourism confidence in the long run, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
Private jet terminal to support Thailand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/12/2021
» Thai tourism continues to show its resilience, slowly recovering from its most challenging period with the country reopening to fully vaccinated foreigners since Nov 1.
Hoteliers keep domestic focus for Q4
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/10/2021
» As Thailand remains on course to reopen more areas to vaccinated tourists, aiming to stimulate the national economy during the traditional high season, hoteliers are pinning their hopes on the restart of tourism, particularly in Bangkok.
Hua Hin opts for Phuket's approach
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 01/09/2021
» Hua Hin's reopening plan has adopted the quarantine-free approach from the Phuket sandbox, while the tourism sector is confident about achieving herd immunity by the slated Oct 1 reopening.
Pattaya tackles hurdles to reopening
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/08/2021
» Pattaya needs to overcome obstacles, including slow approval of standard operating procedures (SOPs), insufficient vaccinations and a spike in infections, as they could jeopardise its reopening plan this year.