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Krabi hoteliers eye sandbox
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/06/2021
» Hoteliers in Krabi are banking on the Phuket sandbox model to jumpstart international travel sentiment, paving the way for hotels to reopen and job recruitments to begin for the upcoming high season.
Airlines cautiously optimistic on travel demand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 15/06/2021
» The tourism and aviation industries are hoping the country's mass vaccination scheme can improve travel sentiment and gradually bolster the economy.
TCEB eyes small groups to spur Mice
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/06/2021
» The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) aims to attract small corporate groups under the Phuket sandbox scheme as the Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry is projected to slowly return to normalcy by 2025.
Mandatory Covid-19 tests to persist in Phuket
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/05/2021
» Compulsory Covid-19 testing in Phuket is expected to remain for the time being to ensure a high level of safety for the upcoming Phuket sandbox.
Phuket banking on 129,000 arrivals
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/05/2021
» Phuket is set to welcome 129,000 international tourists in the first three months of the quarantine-free programme, while the government will team up with airlines to subsidise 100,000 one-way domestic air tickets, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Krabi operators counsel urgent vaccine readiness
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/05/2021
» Tourism operators in Krabi are urging the government to procure enough vaccines and establish clear regulations for national parks in preparation for the area's sandbox to open on Oct 1.
Doubt sown over peak season reopening
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/05/2021
» The latest Covid-19 outbreak decreases the likelihood of the planned reopening taking place during the peak season, as slow vaccination might derail the ability to open up more broadly, says STR, a hospitality market analyst.
Cases must drop for sandbox scheme
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/05/2021
» The number of Covid-19 cases in Phuket must reach zero before it reopens to foreign tourists on July 1 as scheduled under the sandbox scheme, says Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister.
Chiang Mai sandbox on course for October
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/05/2021
» The Chiang Mai sandbox model will go ahead as planned on Oct 1 and target tourists from Asia as operators expect to receive a windfall from the Phuket sandbox.
Domestic Mice segment key to boosting business travel
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 04/05/2021
» The domestic Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) segment is anticipated to drive the industry for at least three years as international business travel remains stagnant, says the Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (Tica).