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Tourism's 2-speed economy
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 18/02/2026
» Tourism is a key industry for Thailand, but over the past decade it has faced a critical challenge: income disparity, with a sharp divide between a handful of major destinations and second-tier locations.
Marriott expands apartment offerings
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 04/10/2024
» Marriott Executive Apartments has added two properties in the untapped South Sukhumvit area, targeting both long-stay and daily leisure guests as the first five-star international brand in the neighbourhood.
LHG reveals plan for riverside luxury hotel
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/09/2024
» Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) is set to make a comeback in Thailand after a break of more than 12 years with a 6-billion-baht luxury hotel on the banks of the Chao Phraya River owned by Rabbit Holding, an affiliate of the BTS Group.
Costumes at temples ignites trend
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 15/05/2024
» Temples and palaces in Bangkok have attracted more foreign visitors, bolstered by the rising popularity of dressing in Thai costumes among Asian tourists, with a recent viral video clip showing groups of male travellers dressed in female attire.
Phuket operators baulk at health centre
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/10/2023
» Tourism operators in Phuket are strongly opposed to the government plan to build a traveller health centre on the plot previously planned for the international convention and exhibition centre.
Frasers allocates B10bn to increase industrial space
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 25/03/2022
» Frasers Property Industrial (Thailand) or FPIT plans to spend 10 billion baht to increase industrial space from 3 million square metres to 4 million sq m by 2025, with 50% of new development aimed at the "new economy" segment.
Country to rejig reopening model
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/09/2021
» Thailand is rethinking its reopening model as it will adopt the "One SOP, One System" (OSOS) policy, scrapping both mandatory quarantine and sealed routes for all pilot areas within this year and cutting Covid-19 test costs by half.
State tinkers with reopening plan
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 15/07/2021
» The worsening Covid-19 situation in Thailand has led the Tourism and Sports Ministry to reconsider the country's reopening strategy, admitting some target destinations are still marred by soaring infections.
The heavy burden of reopening
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/07/2021
» While Phuket celebrates reopening to tourists for the first time in more than a year, with international flights bringing more than 300 vaccinated arrivals to the island on Thursday, the scene elsewhere in Thailand is a struggle with the relentless pandemic.
Pattaya operators gloomy on foreign arrival figures
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 15/06/2021
» Pattaya's reopening scheme for vaccinated foreign visitors has been selected as the pilot project for non-island provinces, but operators predict demand in the first few months will be patchy as a flip-flop on regulations may derail holiday plans in Thailand.