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2016 a good year for travelling abroad
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 14/01/2016
» Thailand's outbound tourism is forecast to grow by 7% to 7.5 million trips this year thanks to high competition among tour operators and lower fuel prices.
Phi Phi coral being destroyed
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 08/12/2015
» Koh Phi Phi, regarded as one of the most beautiful islands in Thailand, is concerned about its dying coral reefs.
Koh Phangan zoning will 'protect island'
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 19/11/2015
» Hotel operators and local people on Koh Phangan have agreed to use their own tourism zoning to control existing activities and screen new developments, especially those by foreign investors, in the future.
TAT plans new foreign offices
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 12/11/2015
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will gradually open five new foreign offices by 2018 to penetrate promising markets and reduce dependence on China.
Chiang Mai revels in year-round boom
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 26/10/2015
» There is no longer a low season for tourism in Chiang Mai, thanks to the influx of Chinese travellers.
TAT eyes B1tn domestic tourism revenue
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 14/10/2015
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set an ambitious goal of boosting domestic tourism and generating 1 trillion baht in tourism revenue annually three years from now.
Chinese still keeping the faith
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 22/09/2015
» Amid concerns that the impact of the Aug 17 Erawan Shrine bombing will not fade away easily, the largest Chinese tourist group ever for Thailand has decided to revisit the country.
Pattaya eyes visitor quota on Koh Lan
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 17/07/2015
» Pattaya authorities are looking at ways to limit the number of visitors to Koh Lan as growing problems from rubbish and wastewater are ruining the island's nature.
Mecca trips will include doctor team
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 23/06/2015
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is asking six major tour operators to introduce preventive measures to stop the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) when they take more than 16,000 Thai Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages.
People power against coal gains steam
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 20/05/2015
» Tourism operators and local communities in the South have urged the government to choose between energy security and sustainable tourism.