Showing 1 - 10 of 21
Nightlife eyes longer opening hours
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 18/08/2022
» Khao San Road could see night entertainment venues open until 4am after the government held talks with local businesses, as both sides try to maintain positive momentum for the upcoming high season.
Opening hours for entertainment venues to be revised
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/08/2022
» The Tourism and Sports Minister is planning to propose new opening hours for entertainment venues, allowing them to open until 4am to revitalise tourism sentiment during the upcoming high season.
Proposal to ease visa rules put forward
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 11/06/2022
» Tourism operators have reached an agreement with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to propose a visa fee exemption for international arrivals and an eligibility extension for visitors from nations not requiring a visa to enter the country from 30 to 45 days during the second half of this year.
Songkran despair mounts
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/03/2022
» With water splashing events banned during Songkran for a third consecutive year, tourism operators face a challenge at the top two festival sites of Khao San Road and Chiang Mai as there is limited room to grow revenue amid soaring operational costs.
Hotels, hospitals urged to give travellers refunds
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/03/2022
» All 2,157 hotels and their partner hospitals or Covid-19 test centres have been asked to voluntarily refund the second RT-PCR test and room booking on the fifth day to tourists or convert it into credits as the government insisted that it will not mandate operators to pay back those advance payments.
More Covid-19 insurance options for foreign tourists
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/01/2022
» Foreign tourists are likely to have more insurance options to cover hospitel and hotel isolation expenses in Thailand as the government is trying to solve the problem of Covid-infected tourists refusing to pay for medication or running away from hotels.
A bad case of déjà vu for Thai tourism
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 23/12/2021
» The emergence of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, which has tallied 104 confirmed cases in Thailand, is bringing back bad memories of last year when the second wave stomped on the festive season just a few weeks before the New Year holiday.
Prayut mulls easing Covid travel rules
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/11/2021
» The government is considering replacing the RT-PCR test with other screening methods for vaccinated tourists under the Test & Go scheme, and easing high-risk close contact (HRC) rules which force airplane passengers who had sat near Covid-19 patients to undergo mandatory quarantine.
Thailand Pass glitches hinder reopening
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2021
» The unstable Thailand Pass has caused inconvenience for tourists, while tourism operators urge the channel to seek help regarding registration.
TAT keen to draw top names to celebration
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 13/10/2021
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to mark the country's grand reopening by inviting Lalisa and Andrea Bocelli to perform in a countdown celebration event this year.