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Koh Phangan plugs sustainable tourism
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/04/2022
» SURAT THANI: Koh Phangan aims to promote long-term sustainable tourism to attract more than just Full Moon Party visitors, with the aim of 100,000 arrivals this year following the relaxation of travel rules.
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.
Foreign demand still tepid
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/12/2021
» The country's reopening on Nov 1 marked the first step towards rebuilding the battered tourism industry, but the process will likely take several years as international demand is still sluggish and a new Covid variant just emerged.
Construction of QSNCC on course despite lockdown
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/11/2021
» Construction of the new Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) has reached 60% completion despite the lockdown of the construction site and will be completed by next September, according to SET-listed developer Frasers Property Thailand (FPT).
Samui Plus scheme sees lukewarm demand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 27/08/2021
» The attempt to restart the battered tourism industry with the Samui Plus model which started on July 15, following the first-ever reopening plan under the Phuket sandbox, still has a long way to go to shore up the hotel business.
Murder mystery dents sandbox hopes
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/08/2021
» The death of a Swiss woman in Phuket that authorities are treating as a murder has shaken tourist confidence and affected the Phuket sandbox scheme, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Sandbox seen as the sole hope for revival
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/08/2021
» The long road to recovery for Thai tourism marked a milestone following the first month of operation of the Phuket sandbox scheme.
AAT urges state to speed up soft loans
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/08/2021
» As soft loans for airlines go through the approval process under the Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG), the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) is urging the government to help clear the loan conditions as soon as possible.
Tourism firms request aid during lockdown
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/07/2021
» Tourism businesses are asking for financial support during the new partial lockdown, which poses another hurdle for the long-suffering industry, while Thai AirAsia halts all domestic routes from July 10-30.
B14bn loan for staff payroll at local airlines halved
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/06/2021
» A 14-billion-baht loan for seven local airlines has been sliced in half in an effort to retain jobs in the second half as the industry prepares for the country to reopen to foreign tourists by mid-October.