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Airlines eye revival of Test & Go scheme
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/01/2022
» The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) hopes the government resumes the Test & Go scheme as soon as possible to support a tourism recovery.
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.
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).
High season ends early
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/01/2022
» Tourism operators in popular destinations face more cancellations as the prolonged suspension of the Test & Go scheme is dampening enthusiasm for the remainder of the high season.
Siam Land Flying profits from outbreak
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 04/01/2022
» Siam Land Flying Co is gaining a windfall from the rise in private jet demand in the region amid the pandemic.
Israeli breakout blamed on apps
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/12/2021
» The failure to synchronise a tourist tracking system is the main reason some tourists have avoided the health screening process, as happened with the Israeli tourist who left his hotel in Bangkok.
Lessons learned from pilot schemes
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 20/12/2021
» After high season last year became a missed opportunity because of border closures, tourism businesses began to push the Phuket sandbox and Samui Plus pilot programmes in July this year, starting a long path to recovery.
Call for a careful tourist reopening
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 08/12/2021
» The country's reopening needs to continue with a more cautious approach amid concerns over the new Omicron variant, says the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
Travel agents hope for outbound recovery
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/12/2021
» While international trips have rebounded across the globe, the pace of recovery in Asia Pacific is still lagging as regional travel regulations differ and most countries adopt a cautious approach towards reopening.
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).