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Tourism sector scrambles for virus support
Business, Published on 28/02/2020
» Tourism businesses have been knocked comatose by the virus panic spreading around the country, while the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) cut its estimate for international arrivals to 33 million in 2020.
Operators banking on huge discounts
Business, Published on 27/02/2020
» Outbound tour operators are offering extraordinarily cheap tour packages to South Korea and Japan as a way to cut losses from the coronavirus outbreak amid fears that returnees could carry the virus back home.
Airlines slash ticket prices
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/02/2020
» Covid-19 is expected to affect Thai tourism for more than six months, triggering airlines to slash ticket prices, while Nok Air and Nokscoot cut pilots and cabin crew to save cost.
Airlines scramble to slash ticket prices
Business, Published on 25/02/2020
» The unease caused by Covid-19 is expected to drag down Thai tourism for more than six months, triggering airlines to slash ticket prices to steer the market, while Nok Air and Nokscoot cut pilots and cabin crew to save cost.
Carriers trim costs as flights decline
Business, Published on 22/02/2020
» Airlines are scrambling to shave costs as the slump in travel demand caused by the coronavirus cuts deep into revenue, with some airlines opting to reduce pilots' and crew members' salaries.
Japanese cancel tours en masse
Business, Published on 20/02/2020
» Thai tourism has been dealt another massive blow after 80% of Japanese tour groups cancelled packages to Thailand, prompting tour operators to urge airlines to reduce frequency of flights. Thais travelling to Japan have also dropped by 20%.
Japanese cancel tours en masse
Published on 19/02/2020
» Thai tourism has been dealt another massive blow after 80% of Japanese tour groups cancelled packages to Thailand, prompting tour operators to urge airlines to reduce flight frequencies as Thais travelling to Japan also dropped by 20%.
Hotels lean on locals as market shrivels
Business, Published on 19/02/2020
» Hotels and tour operators are pivoting their sights towards domestic travellers by promoting events linked to the Thai holidays as international tourism dries up because of coronavirus fears.
South Korea halts more Thai flights
Business, Published on 15/02/2020
» Thailand's outbound tours have been left in limbo as South Korean airlines suspend more flights to Thailand amid coronavirus fears, a huge hit given South Korea's status as the second favourite destination for Thais, after Japan.
Officials consider visa-free entry for Chinese
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/02/2020
» Tourism officials are again proposing visa-free entry for Chinese citizens as part of a tourism revival scheme.