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Japan begins departure tax to fund tourism promotion
Published on 07/01/2019
» TOKYO: Japan started collecting a 1,000 yen (295 baht) departure tax on Monday from each traveller leaving the country in an effort to fund measures to attract more foreign visitors in the run-up to and beyond the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
TCEB working to push Mice
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/01/2018
» The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has joined with the private sector to map out a new strategic plan to promote the meetings, incentives, convention and exhibitions (Mice) business in secondary provinces this year.
Boat Lagoon imports ships worth B1.4bn
Business, Published on 19/01/2018
» Boat Lagoon Yachting Co has imported more than 1.4 billion baht worth of luxury yachts, the largest single shipment of yachts in the region.
Yacht sector looking at 10% growth
Business, Published on 17/01/2018
» The yacht industry is set to log a 10% growth rate this year, says Vrit Yongsakul, group managing director of Boat Lagoon Yachting.
U Sathorn eyes guests from West
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 15/01/2018
» U Sathorn Bangkok, a hotel under the U Sathorn chain, is mapping out business strategies for this year with a focus on online reservations and increasing the number of Western guests to reach the revenue target of 215 million baht.
Grande Centre Point expands for tourism
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 12/01/2018
» Grande Centre Point Group of Hotels plans to see an increase in revenue to 2.4 billion baht this year thanks to the buoyant tourism industry.
JR Kyushu buys Asoke complex
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 12/01/2018
» Japan's Kyushu Railway Co (JR Kyushu) has acquired a serviced apartment complex in Bangkok worth 2.9 billion baht and will rebrand it as Shama Lakeview Asoke under the management of Onyx Hospitality Group.
400,000 Chinese likely for New Year
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 11/01/2018
» The Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) expects more than 400,000 Chinese tourists to travel to Thailand during next month's Chinese New Year festival, generating 20 billion baht.
Koon banks on startups and tourism
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/01/2018
» Property developer Koon Estate Co will spend nearly 5 billion baht to develop a luxury hotel on Koh Samui to capitalise on growing tourism, as well as a condominium project worth 1.3 billion baht near National Stadium to tap startups.