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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.
The lowdown on long-stay visas
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/03/2025
» Online debate over granting 60-day visa exemptions for tourists has intensified, fuelled by a string of incidents involving condos in Bangkok being illegally rented out on a daily basis, specifically targeting tourists.
Chinese cancel Thai trips amid safety fears
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/01/2025
» Hotels and airlines have started to see mass cancellations from Chinese tour groups during the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, while new bookings from independent tourists are also slower due to concerns over safety in Thailand.
Lufthansa gets set for uptick in European visitors
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 07/11/2024
» Lufthansa has prepared more than 220,000 seats for its winter schedule, resuming non-stop flights from Munich to Bangkok using Airbus A380s to cater to a robust growth in visitors from Europe.
Safety at risk as pilots ‘buy promotions’
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/09/2024
» The Thai Pilots Association is urging the new government to crack down on airlines in Thailand that make pilots pay a large sum of money for a job or promotion, as it leads to unfair recruitment and might be harmful to public safety.
TAT to assist tourists stranded by FTI
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 14/06/2024
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has pledged to help stranded tourists affected by the bankruptcy of major German tour operator FTI Group, while continuing to work with government officials to ensure hotels receive payments from the company.
Thai hotels hit by collapse of German firm
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/06/2024
» The collapse of the third-largest tour operator in Europe has started to affect thousands of tourists and hundreds of hotels in Thailand, leading to losses of 111 million baht.
Budget airlines set for struggle amid fierce competition
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/10/2023
» New low-cost carriers in Southeast Asia may find it more difficult to survive as dominant players could engage in a dumping strategy to protect their market share, while seat resumption for airlines could take 10 years for a full recovery.
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 prepares new phase of subsidies
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 20/10/2022
» The new phase of the domestic tourism subsidy programme is being drafted with an additional 3-4 million hotel rooms, double the number in the fourth phase, which is scheduled to end this month, as the government aims to push GDP growth to 3.3% this year.