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Domestic tourism receipts set to fall short of B1tn target
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/09/2024
» Domestic tourism is on course to reach 200 million trips this year, but revenue is expected to reach just 965 billion, falling short of the target of 1 trillion baht, while the private sector has called for the promotion of second-tier cities in the form of a loyalty programme.
Songkhla operators push for legal casino near the border
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/05/2024
» Tourism operators in Songkhla have called on the government to consider building an entertainment complex with a legal casino in their province to address sluggish tourism in border areas and avoid overdependence on Malaysian tourists.
Songkran a boon for tourism income
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/04/2024
» This year's 21-day-long Songkran festival is projected to generate 52.5 billion baht in domestic tourism revenue, with provinces in the East securing the most income, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Phuket pushes for free port, convention hall
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 10/11/2023
» Phuket tourism operators are pushing for an integrated plan to establish the province as an exhibition hub by dusting off a long-delayed project for an international convention centre and making the island a free port city.
Phuket operators baulk at health centre
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 31/10/2023
» Tourism operators in Phuket are strongly opposed to the government plan to build a traveller health centre on the plot previously planned for the international convention and exhibition centre.
Call for end of border red tape
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 26/10/2023
» Tourism operators in Songkhla have called for the suspension of the TM6 immigration forms at another border checkpoint and the removal of extra-time service fees as the process is still hindering the flow of Malaysian tourists.
Muted Songkran predicted
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/04/2022
» Local tourism spending during the Songkran festival this year is forecast to remain lower than before the Covid-19 pandemic, generating around 11 billion baht as people are allowed to travel but water splashing is banned.
Special visa provisions prompt TAT inquiries
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/09/2020
» The special tourist visa (STV) scheme is starting to gain momentum as overseas offices under the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) report high interest from tour agents.