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Tour operators on edge over jab wait
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/06/2021
» Tourism operators have voiced concerns over delays in vaccinations as this might derail the goal of reopening within 120 days, promised on Wednesday by the prime minister.
Airlines bemoan lack of coordinated approach to Covid effort
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 15/05/2021
» Travel restrictions in many parts of the world caused by new outbreaks triggered by virus mutations and differing paces of vaccination threaten recovery prospects for the aviation industry, which is suffering its worst crisis.
Tourism minister raises caveat on reopening
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/10/2020
» The entire batch of tourists coming to Thailand via the special tourist visa (STV) in the first phase must be 100% clear of the coronavirus or the reopening plan will be scrapped indefinitely, says Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister.
Hotels want expats to get stimulus perks
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/08/2020
» The newly elected president of the Thai Hotels Association has asked the government to include expatriates in the second phase of tourism stimulus, saying those who pay tax should receive equal rights.
Confidence index plummets, jobs lost
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 01/07/2020
» The coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on Thai tourism, with a key gauge nearing rock bottom in the second quarter and 2.6 million workers in the industry at risk of unemployment.