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Travel subsidy fails to attract Thais
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/07/2025
» The tourism and sports minister says the number of local tourists using co-payment privileges was lower than expected for the first 10 days of the scheme despite 1.58 million registrants, as travel sentiment may be unfavourable due to economic conditions.
Hotels, hospitals urged to give travellers refunds
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/03/2022
» All 2,157 hotels and their partner hospitals or Covid-19 test centres have been asked to voluntarily refund the second RT-PCR test and room booking on the fifth day to tourists or convert it into credits as the government insisted that it will not mandate operators to pay back those advance payments.
A bad case of déjà vu for Thai tourism
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 23/12/2021
» The emergence of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, which has tallied 104 confirmed cases in Thailand, is bringing back bad memories of last year when the second wave stomped on the festive season just a few weeks before the New Year holiday.
Thailand Pass glitches hinder reopening
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2021
» The unstable Thailand Pass has caused inconvenience for tourists, while tourism operators urge the channel to seek help regarding registration.
Iron out senior travellers' package, urges tourism minister
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 23/12/2020
» The stimulus package for senior tourists must not repeat the same mistakes identified in other government-sponsored schemes as the Tourism and Sports Ministry will assign the Provincial Office of Tourism and Sports to cross-check every tour group upon landing.
ADT targets 200m trips in 2021
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 15/09/2020
» The government should aim high in the domestic tourism market by targeting at least 200 million trips next year if Thailand wants to extend a lifeline to the industry, says the Association of Domestic Travel (ADT).
TAT calls attention to flaws in tourism scheme
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/09/2020
» The domestic tourism subsidy needs another major revamp despite generating 3 billion baht for the local sector, as just 17% of 5.05 million registrants used the benefit over two months, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).