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Trat tourism set for revival as UK ends travel ban
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2025
» The UK has lifted its travel advisory against non-essential trips to Trat, allowing tourism operators to receive more bookings, but they criticised a government move to subsidise tour groups in the provinces that border Cambodia.
Unpacking the tourism tax
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2025
» While the cabinet approved the National Tourism Policy Committee's proposal to collect a tourism tax from inbound travellers in February 2023, the programme has still not been implemented.
Thais likely to travel domestically during long weekend
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/08/2025
» The four-day Mother's Day holiday this weekend is expected to generate 13 billion baht from 3.16 million domestic trips, with most tourists preferring to travel within their own provinces and avoid cross-regional journeys to save on costs, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Cambodian visitor numbers down 48% since border clash
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 20/06/2025
» The number of Cambodian tourists visiting Thailand has plunged by 48% this month due to border closures, weakening a market that has slowed since last year, though Thai AirAsia reports a strong load factor on flights from Bangkok to Cambodia.
New hotel law raises safety concerns
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/06/2025
» The Thai Hotels Association (THA) has raised the alarm for property owners over a new draft law for hotels, warning it could infringe on the rights of residents and compromise tourist safety, which is already a blemish for Thailand.
Holiday weekend revenue set to disappoint
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/08/2024
» Tourism income from 2.6 million domestic trips during the Mother's Day holiday this year is estimated to reach 9.39 billion baht, dipping from recent back-to-back long holidays in July, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
TAT targets higher tourist spending
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/12/2023
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to overhaul its strategy to stimulate spending per person, which significantly dropped following the pandemic, with foreign expenditure falling from an average of 50,000 baht to 42,000 baht.
Pattaya launches new tourism federation
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/11/2023
» The tourism and hospitality sector in Pattaya has registered a new federation to boost Chonburi's tourism revenue, which remained lagging behind the level recorded in 2019.
AirAsia reassures market over restructuring worries
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 27/04/2023
» Thai AirAsia insists that restructuring of the group in Malaysia will not affect operations in Thailand, while group chief executive Tony Fernandes will continue to guide the aviation business as he prepares to shift focus from airlines to other businesses.
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.