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Tour operators insist on VAT relief
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 20/02/2026
» Outbound tour operators will continue to push for the removal of value-added tax (VAT) from overseas tour packages sold to local travellers, arguing the charge is redundant given other taxes paid at destinations.
New minimum wage to lead to hotel layoffs
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/06/2025
» Large-scale layoffs in the hotel sector could be seen during this low season if the government agrees to raise the minimum wage to 400 baht from next week as planned, while the Thai Hotels Association (THA) has submitted a petition to the prime minister, asking for the policy to be cancelled.
Thailand reopens -- what next?
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2021
» International airports in Thailand have come alive over the past week, with more than 12,000 travellers flying in, mostly from 63 countries which have been exempted from quarantine or area restrictions.
Call for travel bubbles
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/10/2021
» Tourism operators have called for reciprocity on Thailand's reopening scheme, urging the government to launch travel bubbles with other countries to completely remove quarantine on both sides.
Tour operators turn spiritual
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/11/2020
» As the economic slowdown and political turmoil are likely to persist, tour operators have found more travellers looking for spiritual tour packages.