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Fuel surcharges jump as airlines tighten schedules
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/04/2026
» Local airlines have continued to reduce capacity by consolidating less profitable flights into remaining services to stay afloat amid rising jet fuel prices, while Japan Airlines and ANA announced a doubling of fuel surcharges, with Thailand-bound fuel surcharges increasing from about 3,000 baht to 6,000 baht.
Tourism braces for impact of Mideast war
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 10/03/2026
» Thai tourism should brace for an influx of foreigners seeking a safe haven amid growing geopolitical conflict, similar to the surge experienced during the Russia-Ukraine War a few years ago, when Russian arrivals rose to 1.74 million in 2024, significantly impacting property markets in tourism cities.
Call for stimulus in border provinces
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/02/2026
» Executives from seven provinces along the Thailand-Cambodia border met with the House of Representatives' Committee on Tourism to address declining tourism confidence, as their markets remain weak despite relative peace along the dividing line.
Call for tourism relief blueprint
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/11/2025
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) has proposed a 60-day relief framework to ease the impact on tourism businesses caused by severe flooding in the South, with damages estimated at more than 10 billion baht.
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.
Former tourism boss touts measures for 2026 comeback
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/10/2025
» Despite a tourism downturn this year, Thailand should not lose its grip on promoting the markets next year, as the government should quickly fix perceptions concerning the lack of safety by revamping its image to resemble a trusted destination and by partnering with airlines to maintain seats and affordable airfares, in order to increase revenue by 8% to 1.63 trillion baht as targeted.
Better use of state agency meeting budget could help hotels
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/10/2025
» Thai hotel operators have applauded the finance minister’s decision to accelerate use of the 10-billion-baht meeting and seminar budget for government agencies, although they would prefer the stimulus to begin in May next year to cushion the low-season impact.
Strengthening baht adds to woes of ailing travel sector
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/08/2025
» The strengthening baht is beginning to weigh on the fragile tourism sector, which is plagued by recurring security issues, leaving tourists feeling their visits aren't worth the cost.
Strengthening baht adds to Thai tourism sector woes
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 13/08/2025
» The strengthening baht is beginning to weigh on Thailand’s fragile tourism sector, already plagued by recurring security issues, leaving travellers feeling their visits aren’t worth the cost.