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Welcome to the high season
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/07/2022
» Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise cannabis, removing it from the Category 5 narcotics list after being published in the Royal Gazette on June 9.
Firms push for softer tourism rules
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/06/2022
» Tourism-related operators are encouraging the government to ease Covid-19 restrictions further to drive the economy as well as lift the state of emergency.
TAT targets Korean, Indian visitors for high season
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 04/10/2021
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to increase inbound visitors from Asian markets during the high season via travel bubble schemes with South Korea and India.
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.
Hoteliers urge state to utilise decree to speed up vaccines
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/03/2021
» Hoteliers are pressing the government to speed up the sluggish Covid-19 vaccination programme by using an emergency decree to put the entry process in the fast track and setting July as the earliest date to reopen.
Tourism body urges dialogue to end strife
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 20/10/2020
» Tourism operators are urging the government to engage in a dialogue with protesters without triggering another coup, as that would bury the economy.
Stepping in as new travel habits form
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/10/2020
» In the post-pandemic world, where technology plays a more crucial role in reshaping habits, travel tech companies are connecting the space between technology and travel and accelerating the reboot of Thai tourism after being hit hard by the global health emergency.
Koh Samui ALSQs prepared for new visitors
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 29/09/2020
» Hoteliers in Koh Samui are gearing up to welcome an influx of tourists with health volunteers at each alternative local state quarantine (ALSQ) site to ensure the safety of tourists and locals if new infections are detected.
Tourism sector looks to resume domestic trips
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/05/2020
» The tourism sector is unfazed by the possible extension of the emergency decree, with operators saying their businesses are flexible and it will not interrupt the goal to kick-start domestic travel nationwide in June.
South Korea, China to lead travel recovery
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/05/2020
» South Korea, China and Hong Kong are the most probable places of origin for the first tourist groups to travel abroad as sentiment improves, according to Expedia.