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Thailand sends 40,000 stranded Europeans home
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/03/2026
» More than 40,000 European tourists stranded here by flight disruptions in the Middle East have safely returned home, aided by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand's (CAAT) temporary approval for tour operators in the originating countries to send charter flights to retrieve them.
China ousts Japan in outbound market
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 13/08/2025
» Forward bookings by outbound tourists for the upcoming high season remain strongly supported by Chinese tour packages, attributed to lower costs of 30-50% compared with trips to Japan, which recorded a decline for the first time in June.
Phuket hotels see solid high season
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 25/03/2025
» Despite a sharp decline in Chinese arrivals flying direct to Phuket, hotels in the island could still record a solid high season for January and February with a 92% occupancy rate and average room rate surging 15% to 5,557 baht.
Chiang Mai takes on air quality challenge
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 30/01/2025
» As tourism operators in Chiang Mai brace for the smog season over the coming months, they hope the pollution will be less severe this year than in previous years.
AirAsia parent upbeat on prospects
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 05/10/2024
» With airfares surging 30% post-pandemic, AirAsia Group says it will not hike its fares to maintain affordability for the mass market, while it seeks to add routes on other continents by utilising long-range single-aisle jets.
Mid-priced hotels struggled in August
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/09/2024
» Tourists in the mid-priced and budget segments remain sensitive to prices, meaning hotels rated less than four stars struggled to maintain their room and occupancy rates in August.
Knowing how to draw a crowd
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/08/2024
» Among international entertainment events in Thailand, fan meetings are some of the most successful, consistently drawing a considerable volume of attendees and attracting organisers to create more events to tap the burgeoning market.
TAT eyes French market post-Olympics
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/07/2024
» With the Paris Olympic Games estimated to attract fewer visitors than expected, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) forecasts the French market to strongly pick up after the event, with 42 billion baht in revenue earned from this market in 2024.
Thailand falls by more than 10 places in tourism ranking
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 27/05/2024
» Tourism operators are disappointed with the government for failing to improve the country’s position in the travel and tourism development index, after Thailand dropped to 47th place, from 36th, in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) index.
Netizens hit out at pricey Phuket airfares
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 16/02/2024
» Social media was awash with comments this week from local travellers bemoaning the high price of airfares to Phuket.