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Single visa passport to success
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/08/2010
» The Thai government needs to speed up work to establish a single visa among Asean members and the 10-country group's six dialogue partners to enhance tourism within Asia, according to former tourism minister Weerasak Kowsurat.
Foreign arrivals edging up
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 02/07/2010
» Foreign tourist arrivals to Thailand are beginning to improve, with normal conditions expected to resume in the fourth quarter, according to tourism operators.
B21.5bn plan heads to cabinet
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/06/2010
» A tourism rescue package worth 21.5 billion baht is to go before economic ministers for approval next week.
Tourism revival will start with Asia
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/05/2010
» The government is preparing a tourism revival promotion campaign, focusing first on China, Hong Kong, Japan and Asean as it tries to restore confidence after a week of mayhem in Bangkok.
TAT maintains its goal of 15.5m tourist arrivals
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 07/04/2010
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) vows to stage more aggressive sales programmes in promising markets to achieve its target of 15.5 million foreign visitors this year.
Samui operators plead for more flights
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/03/2010
» The government is being urged to increase flights to Koh Samui as tourist numbers are expected to surge during the high summer season.
TAT to spend B30m to lure Asians
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/03/2010
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand is preparing to spend 20-30 million baht in a short-term campaign to win back Asian travellers made nervous by the country's political tension.
TAT prepared for crisis
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/02/2010
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand will use its crisis management centre to monitor impacts from Friday's court ruling on whether former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's 76 billion baht in frozen assets should be seized.