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25% tourism decline ‘worst-case scenario’
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/03/2026
» War in the Middle East could seriously affect Thai tourism this year, with a 25% decline from the 2026 target being the worst-case scenario if the fighting extends beyond three months.
PM: No-casino policy to bring Chinese visitors back to Thailand
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Chinese President Xi Jinping was pleased with Thailand’s stance against legalising casinos, and the Chinese government will encourage more Chinese tourists to visit the country.
UK warns against travel to Trat
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/10/2025
» Trat’s tourism industry is facing a 700-million-baht loss as a United Kingdom travel warning has prompted widespread cancellations from European visitors, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Illegal products from China seized at Bangkok warehouses
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/09/2025
» Consumer protection police raided two warehouses in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district and seized goods smuggled from China worth over 10 million baht.
Bangkok's Song Wat Road targeted as new tourist hotspot
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Commerce Ministry plans to promote Song Wat Road as a new Bangkok landmark.
New cannabis controls ban most smoking in shops
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2025
» The public health minister's new regulation on the sale and use of cannabis products includes a ban on smoking inside cannabis shops unless under medical supervision.
Thailand faces lower tourist numbers
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/04/2025
» The average number of tourists from Asia that visit Thailand has dropped.
Earthquake hits Chiang Mai's room rates during Songkran
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/04/2025
» Hotels in Chiang Mai offered lower room rates than last year to draw last-minute domestic travellers, whose confidence was still shaken by last month's earthquake.
New banknotes hard to find ahead of Chinese New Year
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/01/2025
» Demand for newly printed banknotes has surged ahead of the Chinese New Year festival, resulting in a shortage of fresh notes.
Online TM6 form for visitors to Thailand coming on May 1
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2025
» The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is preparing to promote the online TM6 immigration form, which will be compulsory for all foreign arrivals entering Thailand as of May 1, though the government is reluctant to start collecting the 300-baht tourism fee this year.