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Hotels expand despite low room prices
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/12/2018
» Foreign and local investors continue to expand their hotels in Thailand to cope with tourism growth, but the sector is being challenged as the average room rate here has remained the lowest among big cities in Southeast Asia.
DSM opens holistic centre in Bangkok
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 25/10/2018
» Hong Kong-based wellness and spa firm Destination Spa Management (DSM) has opened its first holistic centre in Bangkok to capitalise on the increase in health consciousness.
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.
Hotels keen to adopt AMVS
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 18/09/2018
» Major hotel operators have pledged to help the Mice sector after adopting certified Asean Mice Venue Standards (AMVS).
Cabinet mulls master plan for marine safety
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 23/08/2018
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has presented a new master plan to improve safety in marine tourism to the cabinet, featuring a new Marine Surveillance and Assistance Centre to offer better protection to tourists.
Overflowing dams pose risk to Hua Hin events
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 07/08/2018
» Heavy rains pressuring major dams in Phetchaburi province have sparked fears among tourism operators that the spillover could inundate local attractions and threaten Hua Hin in neighbouring Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Greening Thai tourism
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 02/08/2018
» Lowering the use of plastic bags and single-use plastic products and adopting more natural-made materials are some of the latest practices being pushed by the government to promote green tourism in Thailand.
Phuket boat fiasco takes toll on July growth
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 01/08/2018
» The Phuket boat tragedy in July has begun to ripple through Thailand's tourism industry, with growth in arrivals from China virtually flat that month.
Visa fee waiver for Chinese proposed as arrivals fade away
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 24/07/2018
» Tourism operators have urged the government to waive visa fees for Chinese tourists in a bid to draw them back after arrivals fell following the fatal boat accident in Phuket earlier this month.
Tourism operators want better legal enforcement
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 11/06/2018
» Tourism operators have called for authorities to crack down on illegal businesses to assure tourist safety and protect those who operate businesses legally.