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Illegal tour groups forced to close as crackdown continues
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/06/2024
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has investigated illegal tour companies offering extremely cheap packages, forcing 10 of them to close.
Tourism compensation scheme to be extended until end of year
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/06/2024
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry wants to extend compensation for injured and deceased tourists to the end of this year after only 3.9 million baht from the 50 million allocated for the scheme was used.
Tourism firms seek supply-side initiatives
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 11/06/2024
» The private sector has collectively called for attention to be paid to tourism's supply side after the prime minister insisted on refraining from the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from foreign tourists, which was meant to be used to set up a tourism development fund.
Tourism minister eager to add B500bn in revenue
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/06/2024
» Tourism and Sports Minister Sermsak Pongpanich is planning to generate an additional 500 billion baht in tourism revenue this year to reach the record-high target of 3.5 trillion baht by surveying projects that lack a stimulus budget and requesting funds from the cabinet.
Agency relies on festivals, large events
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 29/05/2024
» The tourism sector remains robust despite GDP growth of only 1.5% in the first quarter, lower than regional peers, as the industry rebounded faster than other sectors, while the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to keep promoting festivals to maintain income for the whole year.
Thailand falls by more than 10 places in tourism ranking
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 27/05/2024
» Tourism operators are disappointed with the government for failing to improve the country’s position in the travel and tourism development index, after Thailand dropped to 47th place, from 36th, in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) index.
Songkhla operators push for legal casino near the border
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/05/2024
» Tourism operators in Songkhla have called on the government to consider building an entertainment complex with a legal casino in their province to address sluggish tourism in border areas and avoid overdependence on Malaysian tourists.
Call to renew levy on tourists
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/05/2024
» Tourism operators are urging the new tourism minister to resume the plan to collect a 300-baht fee from tourists because it is not considered an obstacle to arrivals.
Operators ponder elected governors
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 16/04/2024
» Tourism operators have mixed views on increasingly louder calls for elected provincial governors to replace appointed heads.
Pattaya launches new tourism federation
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/11/2023
» The tourism and hospitality sector in Pattaya has registered a new federation to boost Chonburi's tourism revenue, which remained lagging behind the level recorded in 2019.