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Thai travel agents pessimistic about long-haul rmarket recovery
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 10/03/2026
» Thailand’s tourism industry is struggling with the sudden impact from the Middle East conflict on long‑haul travel, with weekly arrivals down 13% due to flight disruptions.
New tourism minister eyes domestic spending
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 26/09/2025
» Thailand’s new tourism and sports minister wants to see the sector return to its healthy pre-pandemic level next year, prioritising budget usage to subsidise local consumption rather than giving handouts to foreign tourists.
Documentary rocks Pattaya tourism
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 05/12/2023
» With the image of Pattaya as a sex tourism destination being amplified by a German media organisation, the private sector is concerned about the consequences as it could impact the overall tourism market.
Resistance to longer opening hours
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/11/2023
» Pattaya's tourism operators are against the proposal to extend the opening time of entertainment venues until 4am to include establishments located on the beachfront road as it would cause more trouble with residents in the neighbourhood and potentially further deteriorate the area's reputation in relation to the sex industry.
TAT places bet on final 2 months
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/11/2023
» The tourism sector needs to maintain its momentum in the final two months of the year to reach its revenue target of 2.38 trillion baht as total receipts tallied 1.67 trillion for the first 10 months, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Controversy highlights room rate issue
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/09/2023
» The furore surrounding costly hotel rates for a study trip taken by a group of Thai MPs to Singapore has shed light on the low average daily rate (ADR) of hotels in Thailand, which fares poorly compared with its regional peers, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
Tourism clash sparks
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/06/2023
» A crack in Thailand's tourism industry has become more apparent after the country's seven major tourism associations recently resigned from the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), preparing to revive the Federation of Thai Tourism Associations (Fetta) in an effort to adjust the balance of power.
TAT preps B1.9bn promotion
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 26/01/2023
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is preparing to spend an additional 1.9 billion baht to increase airline seat capacity, aiming to connect big cities that still have potential to spend amid the downturn.
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).
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.