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Traffic seen as a challenge for Tomorrowland Thailand
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/01/2026
» Tomorrowland, one of the world’s largest electronic dance music festivals, has confirmed its first full-scale Asian edition will be staged in Pattaya, under a five-year plan expected to generate at least 20 billion baht for the local economy.
Calls to publicise updated entry rules
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 11/12/2025
» Amid a rise in the number of cases of travellers being denied entry to Thailand, tourism operators are urging the government to regularly publicise updated rules and rely more on pre-screening methods, as the country tightens measures to curb multiple visa runs.
Domestic tourism spending falls short of target
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/06/2024
» Domestic tourism spending is expected to miss the government's ambitious target of 1.2 trillion baht as local tourists are concerned about the economy and high travel costs, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
People hurry to snap up hotel rooms
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/03/2023
» People rushed to book hotels during the first day of the latest phase of the hotel subsidy programme, with 112,876 room nights reserved out of 560,000 available under the scheme within six hours.
The lowdown on the high-end scheme
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/02/2023
» The Thailand Elite Card is in the public spotlight again after Jirayu Huangsap, an MP from the Pheu Thai Party, said in parliament last week that shady Chinese business operators had become members of this privilege programme.
TAT banking on e-visas
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 05/10/2022
» With Malaysian tourists becoming the first source market to reach 1 million and reopening of more countries in sight, Thai tourism could realise an even stronger rebound among the Asian market if e-visas are adopted and international flights resume, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Cabinet to consider fate of B300 foreign tourist fee
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/09/2022
» The cabinet is going to decide on whether to start or postpone the 300-baht tourism fee collection from foreign visitors because the Tourism and Sports Ministry insists the project cannot be cancelled as it is an enforceable law.
Irate Thai tourists seek tour refunds
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/08/2022
» Holidays to South Korea have been thrown into upheaval after 67 Thai tourists filed complaints with the Tourism Department, urging tour operators to provide them with refunds of 1.4 million baht in total after entry into the country was denied.
Rise in number of Thais seeking work in South Korea
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/08/2022
» Outbound tour operators reported a spike in illegal job seekers who seek to use tour packages to South Korea as a guise before escaping from the group as soon as they arrive.
TAT hoping to woo 500,000 Koreans this year
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/06/2022
» As Thailand and South Korea have started to ease travel restrictions, Thai tourism has high hopes of attracting more than 500,000 Korean tourists this year before surging to 1.3 million next year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).