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Chiang Mai airport key to revival
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 30/09/2023
» With Chiang Mai airport extending its operating hours around the clock starting in November, the tourism sector hopes to unlock the potential of the northern region to welcome more foreign tourists arriving via direct flights.
Figuring out how to entice the Chinese
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 20/09/2023
» China lifted strict travel restrictions more than eight months ago, but the number of visitors to Thailand still lags the previous pace.
Chiang Mai hotels facing lukewarm demand
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/09/2023
» Hotels in general and the international airport in Chiang Mai still have a large number of rooms available and spare capacity due to the relatively tepid resumption of tourism post-pandemic, while concerns over PM2.5 dust during the high season still remain.
Bangkok Air keen on Phangnga airport
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/09/2023
» Bangkok Airways is eager to invest in the new airport planned for Phangnga if the government switches its plan from a public project to a public-private partnership scheme, as the project has high potential to become a new tourism hub in Thailand.
B300 tourism fee remains in limbo
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/05/2023
» The new government is expected to decide the fate of the 300-baht tourism fee, which remains uncertain because of roadblocks from unclear implementation.
Taxi scam concerns visitors the most
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 02/02/2023
» Overpriced taxi services are the leading complaint among foreign tourists, along with poor garbage management and facilitation at the airport, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
The lowdown on the high-end scheme
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/02/2023
» The Thailand Elite Card is in the public spotlight again after Jirayu Huangsap, an MP from the Pheu Thai Party, said in parliament last week that shady Chinese business operators had become members of this privilege programme.
Outcry over police VIP airport escort service
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 25/01/2023
» Tourism operators have slammed the Thai police VIP escort service sold online in China, saying the move severely damaged the image of Thailand.
Hotels struggling with staff shortage
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 18/01/2023
» Workers remain reluctant to return to the hospitality industry even though employee revenue from hotel service charges has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, as Chinese travellers start to return to Thailand.
Pattaya hopes for busy December
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/12/2022
» Pattaya tourism operators are optimistic an event-packed December and the return of corporate clients will help stimulate demand as a number of local tourists delayed bookings while waiting for the government's subsidy scheme.