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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.
Hoteliers push for 90% tax cut extension
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/04/2022
» The government is being urged to reconsider extending the 90% cut on the land and building tax for two years to ease the burden of higher prices as this is the greatest concern among hoteliers, according to a Thai Hotels Association (THA) survey.
Narai eyes a luxurious future
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 30/03/2022
» Narai Hotel plans to build two new hotels on Silom Road by 2026, with an investment budget of 8-10 billion baht, to replace the existing 54-year-old hotel.
Private jet terminal to support Thailand
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/12/2021
» Thai tourism continues to show its resilience, slowly recovering from its most challenging period with the country reopening to fully vaccinated foreigners since Nov 1.
Utopia preps Phuket hotel, landmarks
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/11/2021
» Utopia Corporation has expanded its business unit under the Utopia Hospitality Group (UHG) to introduce a new midscale hotel by October next year and is developing two landmark projects in Phuket worth a total 4 billion baht.
E-sports partnership formed to boost Thai tournaments
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/10/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) have partnered with Garena Online Thailand to strengthen the domestic e-sports industry and develop the country as the hub of e-sports tournaments in Asean.
Phuket hoteliers optimistic on recovery
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 16/07/2021
» The first 14 days of the Phuket sandbox scheme have shown promising signs as the number of Covid-19 cases is less than 1%, says a tourism trade group, with operators urging the government to approve the Sputnik vaccine to attract the Russian market by October.
Cannabis tourism offers ray of hope for battered industry
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 27/05/2021
» Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise the production, import and export of cannabis for medical purposes in 2018, following an amendment of the Narcotics Act to allow broader use for business opportunities, including tourism.
Outbreak reduces travel demand in first quarter
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/05/2021
» Airlines faced another setback in the first quarter as the continued pandemic stunted travel demand.
Samui tourism firms suggest faster vaccination scheme
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/02/2021
» Tourism operators in Koh Samui are urging the government to speed up mass vaccination programmes to improve hopes for a tourism recovery by the third quarter.