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Hotels expand despite low room prices
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/12/2018
» Foreign and local investors continue to expand their hotels in Thailand to cope with tourism growth, but the sector is being challenged as the average room rate here has remained the lowest among big cities in Southeast Asia.
Cool weather, tax breaks set to spur domestic travel
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 05/12/2018
» Thais are expected to flock to the northern provinces to experience cooler weather from now until the year-end, improving prospects for the region's hotels.
Tourism sector told to brace for visitor influx
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 17/11/2018
» Both the public and private sectors have been urged to prepare plans to cope with an influx of tourists over the next two months.
EEC tabbed for tourism lift
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 16/11/2018
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry says the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) initiative could help boost tourism and small business in a greater area along the Eastern Seaboard.
Refining tourism's essentials
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 03/11/2018
» For the tourism and sports minister, the first priority is transforming Thailand’s tourist spots into higher-quality destinations.
20 more AccorHotels for Thailand by 2020
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 02/11/2018
» AccorHotels Group is expanding its portfolio in Thailand, with plans to operate 20 hotels with a combined 4,775 rooms by 2020.
Ministry backtracks on visa fee waiver plan
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 19/10/2018
» The government's plans to exempt tourists from visa-on-arrival fees to attract foreign travellers is unlikely to happen this year, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat.
Better days around the bend
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 27/08/2018
» Various projects have moved to the forefront recently in the hope of converting the three restive southernmost provinces into tourist destinations.
Praram 9 expands with new 16-storey building
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/08/2018
» Praram 9 Hospital is expanding medical facilities and services to pre-empt the influx of the ageing society and demand from local and international markets.
Bringing sights to the blind
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 26/02/2018
» A group of visually impaired and blind tourists from Britain have visited and explored attractions in Thailand for the first time, marking the host's readiness for more niche markets from Europe.