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Skyfun.travel sets lofty target
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/07/2022
» Skyfun.travel, an online travel agent (OTA) platform fully owned by Thai Vietjet (TVJ), is aiming for a top three position in Thailand over the next three years by capitalising on the tourism recovery.
Aquarius unveils luxury lifestyle platform
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/06/2022
» Hospitality firm Aquarius International has launched a luxury lifestyle platform as it focuses on expansion in Southeast Asia, aiming for a 10% share of the high-end online travel agent market in Thailand within two years.
CLMV investors targeted to boost real estate market
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/06/2022
» Thailand Privilege Card Co (TPC), the operator of Thailand Elite Card, is targeting investors from CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam), particularly Chinese businessmen who have been naturalised, to invest more in real estate.
Joint push to spur Middle Eastern market
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/05/2022
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) are expanding partnerships with airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) to boost the number of arrivals from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.
Legal foreign workers, border traders exempt from fee
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 03/05/2022
» Foreigners with a work permit or border pass are exempt from the 300-baht tourism fee, which is set to be collected from tourists in the second half of this year, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Hopes high for QSNCC as Apec summit approaches
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/04/2022
» N.C.C. Management & Development expects the 2022 Apec summit in Thailand to draw at least 30,000 visitors to the new Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC).
Hoteliers seeking 2m room nights
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/04/2022
» Hoteliers are calling for an additional 2 million room nights under the We Travel Together hotel subsidy campaign by May to shore up tourism demand during the off-peak season as the quota for the scheme's fourth phase was used up during the Songkran holiday.
Tourists delay foreign trips
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/04/2022
» Surging costs and a fragile economy are forcing travellers to delay their trips abroad despite pent-up demand, says the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA).
Mice industry eyes 2022 comeback
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 16/04/2022
» The Mice industry (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) has experienced a shift to mostly virtual events over the past two years.
Tourism operators eye Ukraine conflict warily
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 26/02/2022
» Tourism operators in major destinations are monitoring Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the conflict poses further risks to purchasing power and flight connectivity within both the Russian and European markets.