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Management skills to get Dasta boost
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 03/05/2016
» Sharp growth in tourism has created a crisis at many sites that lack staff with management skills, says the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta), prompting it to provide management training to local administrations and communities.
TAT ups local target to B900bn
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 19/03/2016
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set a challenging new target for domestic tourism revenue of 900 billion baht this year, up from 790 billion in 2015.
TAT: Charm South Koreans away from close rivals
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 29/02/2016
» Thailand needs to upgrade its tourism products and services before losing a large number of South Korean visitors to Vietnam and the Philippines, warns the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
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.
Warning over competition in Asean
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 15/02/2016
» Thailand's tourism industry should quickly solve its labour shortage and upgrade the language skills of Thai staff if the country wants to remain a top destination in Asean.
King Power keen to grow within Asia
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 21/01/2016
» King Power Group, the country's sole duty-free operator, plans to spend more than 8 billion baht on its first business expansion abroad.
TCC: Sustainable tourism at risk from staff shortage
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 17/12/2015
» Sustainable tourism will remain only a dream if Thailand cannot resolve its labour shortage and improve the skills of its existing workers in the sector.
A province for the birds, and watchers
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 21/11/2015
» Nakhon Nayok province is set to promote itself as an adventure destination with three "unseen" tourism sites to attract quality travellers.
Dusit chief ready to take a back seat
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 29/09/2015
» Chanin Donavanik, managing director and chief executive of hotel chain Dusit International, is ready to step back from his routine work and support new chief executive Suphajee Suthumpun when she takes the helm next January.
Banking on China
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 10/08/2015
» Forty years ago, a 16-year-old boy left Betong, his small hometown in the South, with only 60 baht in his pocket to look for golden opportunities in Bangkok.