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Malaysia stimulates tourism rebound
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 16/07/2022
» Tourism operators in Betong and Hat Yai are banking on cross-border tourism from Malaysia to shore up the local economy, while encouraging a more seamless immigration process to facilitate the flow of tourists.
TAT cautiously upbeat on domestic trips
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 14/07/2022
» Inflation and volatile oil prices remain the key factors hitting domestic trips, despite positive travel sentiment during the five-day weekend for government employees, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Hoteliers uneasy over coming long weekends
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/07/2022
» Hotel operators have voiced mixed feelings over travel sentiment for the two long holidays in July as the spike in Covid-19 infections and oil prices continue to impact tourism.
Domestic market to reach a peak in Q3
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/07/2022
» Domestic tourism is expected to record the highest level of travel sentiment in the third quarter since the pandemic thanks to a shift towards an endemic approach and several long holidays, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
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.
Krabi under pressure to open terminal
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/05/2022
» Krabi tourism operators are pushing for the local airport's third terminal to be completed by June, in order to provide far higher capacity during the high season.
TAT call for more hotel discounts receives tepid response
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/05/2022
» Hoteliers have mixed feelings about a new phase of the hotel subsidy scheme "We Travel Together" after the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) suggested hotels could offer a 50% discount for an additional 1 million room nights.
Tourism banking on digital realm
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 11/04/2022
» The Covid outbreak has been a catalyst for disrupting the tourism and digital landscapes, hastened when social media giant Meta (formerly Facebook) announced a rebranding towards the metaverse last year.
Nok Air preps more routes
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 14/03/2022
» Nok Air is planning to operate more inter-provincial routes, starting with Nakhon Ratchasima-Chiang Mai, as well as resume international flights to Vietnam by mid-2022.
AirAsia prepares regional routes to spur intra-Asean travel
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/02/2022
» AirAsia aims to spur intra-Asean travel with new regional routes, while Thai AirAsia hopes the Red War football match in July will drive demand from neighbours to Thailand.