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Tourism sentiment in the doldrums
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 29/03/2022
» The tourism index in the first quarter remains depressed, while the risk of more unemployment still clouds the outlook for the next quarter, mainly attributed to the Omicron variant and the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
Group eyes extra 6 months for subsidy
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 26/03/2022
» The Association of Domestic Travel (ADT) is urging the government to extend the Tour Teaw Thai scheme, which offers a 40% subsidy on domestic tour packages, for a period of six months, focusing on four provinces in the South including the town of Betong to help sustain airline operations at its newly opened airport.
Betong operators seek Nok Air deal
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/03/2022
» Tourism operators plan to offer Nok Air a guarantee of 75% on seat bookings and want to negotiate with the airline to slash airfares in order to resume operations at Betong airport by April 1, targeting Malaysian arrivals via land borders who want direct flights to Bangkok.
Nok Air preps more routes
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 14/03/2022
» Nok Air is planning to operate more inter-provincial routes, starting with Nakhon Ratchasima-Chiang Mai, as well as resume international flights to Vietnam by mid-2022.
TAT devises plan to relax travel rules
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 11/03/2022
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is preparing a plan to relax travel rules in line with the timeline to declare Covid-19 an endemic disease on July 1.
Call for surcharge on domestic flights
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/03/2022
» The Airlines Association of Thailand (AAT) is urging the government to let them add a fuel surcharge onto tickets for domestic flights, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to push up oil prices.
Centara eyes 100 new hotels
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 08/03/2022
» Centara Hotels and Resorts wants to open 100 new hotels within five years, spanning Thailand, neighbouring countries, China and the Middle East, with most of them under management agreements.
Positive sentiment predicted for Songkran fest
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/03/2022
» Tourism operators expect improving domestic sentiment for the upcoming Songkran holiday despite a sagging economy and virus outbreak that continue to derail growth in the sector.
Minor readies first Thai hotel under NH Collection
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 04/03/2022
» Minor Hotels plans to open its first Thai hotel under the NH Collection brand in Chiang Mai next year as it aims to expand the brand into prime tourism locations.
Thai Lion Air to launch new hub at Suvarnabhumi
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 25/02/2022
» Thai Lion Air (TLA) intends to launch a new hub for international flights from Suvarnabhumi airport, with the first route to Jakarta set to launch before Songkran and the introduction of other overseas destinations by the end of the second quarter.