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Shorter visa-free stays on the cards
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 12/02/2026
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry insists the government's plan to reduce visa‑free stays from 60 days should not impact tourism, as most foreign tourists on average stay for less than a month.
Minimum wage hike starts to have impact in hotels
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 07/01/2025
» The minimum wage hike amid a labour shortage is prompting hotels in Chiang Mai to increase staff responsibility instead of hiring more permanent workers, while small hotels in Chon Buri with cheaper rooms could be affected the most by rising costs, according to hotel associations.
Central upbeat on sales as luxury thrives
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 04/12/2024
» Central Department Store Group (CDG) is upbeat about the potential of the luxury segment as it unveiled a renovated Central Chidlom with a 30% sales growth target next year.
Tourists' Visa spending surges 90%
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 30/10/2024
» Inbound tourists' spending on Visa credit cards this year is expected to be 90% higher than the 2019 level, a higher rate than that of Thai travellers overseas, who were hampered by a sluggish economy.
Tax proposal gains support
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 25/09/2024
» Tourism operators in Pattaya support the tourism and sports minister's plan to provide proper welfare for businesses there if they register in the tax system, as these efforts could help reduce crime and bribery.
Pattaya tourism operators seek to shed sordid image
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 05/08/2024
» Pattaya tourism operators submitted a tourism development proposal to the tourism minister, aiming to shift its image to family oriented-tourism and remove its associations with sex tourism and illegal gambling.
TAT targets 2.2m Russian arrivals next year
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 30/07/2024
» The Russian inbound market should reach a new high of 2.2 million arrivals next year, thanks to the 60-day visa-free scheme, while the shortage of aircraft among Russian airlines would continue to hamper the market, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Visa says rising costs hitting Asia-Pacific business travel
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 26/06/2024
» Rising travel costs as well as economic and geopolitical concerns have been affecting business travel from Asia-Pacific, while companies are investing more in digitalisation to help manage their travel budget, according to Visa.
Rising costs hitting Asia-Pacific business travel
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 26/06/2024
» Rising travel costs as well as economic and geopolitical concerns have been affecting business travel from Asia-Pacific, while companies are investing more in digitalisation to help manage their travel budget, according to Visa.
Younger Asian tourists opt for cheaper regional holidays
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 26/04/2024
» With travel costs soaring, more tourists from Asia-Pacific are opting for intra-regional trips, particularly Gen Z and millennials, as a majority of younger adults want to save up for trips, according to Marriott International.