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World Cup set to provide major economic boost
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/12/2025
» Among the world's largest events, the Fifa World Cup attracts a massive global audience, extending far beyond the 48 countries competing for the trophy.
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.
Travel despair crushes high season hopes
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 29/09/2021
» The travel industry looks set to lose another high season after the latest tourism confidence index hit an all-time low, despite Thailand's reopening plans and domestic stimulus campaigns.
Carriers eye return to Don Mueang
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/08/2021
» Airlines are pleading to restart domestic flights from Don Mueang airport in September to stem a liquidity crisis.
Nod for 7+7 provides cheer
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/08/2021
» Phuket sandbox and other provinces in the south struggling with ways to reopen for international tourists will be buoyed after the CCSA on Monday nailed down the long-awaited 7+7 extension plan.
Sandbox gets dirty
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/07/2021
» Even with the pandemic in Thailand surging, including new infections in the Phuket sandbox scheme, the country is unlikely to turn its back on reopening to tourists as the sector remains a lifeline for people struggling to survive financially during the crisis.
Airlines nearing brink of collapse
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/07/2021
» Over 20,000 employees from seven airlines are on the verge of losing their jobs if the ban imposed on domestic flights is prolonged to three months without help from the long-awaited 5-billion-baht soft loan from the government, according to the Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT).