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Hotels await boost from state agency meetings
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/08/2020
» Hoteliers say they need more demand from state agencies to support domestic meetings in provincial areas as the economic impact from the coronavirus crisis cuts deeper.
2nd-phase stimulus to fan out tourists
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/07/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry aims to use the second phase of tourism stimulus to boost second-tier provinces and local economies by adding more subsidies for travellers who want to venture off the beaten track.
Operators pin hopes on low-risk Chinese areas
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 26/06/2020
» Tourism operators are urging the government to hasten bilateral agreements with 20 low-risk provinces in China for a possible reopening to foreign travellers in the second half of the year.
Ban on overseas trips to keep officials focused on home front
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 12/06/2020
» State officials will be prohibited from travelling abroad this year in order to promote domestic meetings and incentives and strengthen consumption at home, says Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Tourism sector looks to resume domestic trips
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/05/2020
» The tourism sector is unfazed by the possible extension of the emergency decree, with operators saying their businesses are flexible and it will not interrupt the goal to kick-start domestic travel nationwide in June.
South Korea, China to lead travel recovery
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/05/2020
» South Korea, China and Hong Kong are the most probable places of origin for the first tourist groups to travel abroad as sentiment improves, according to Expedia.
Hotels inch towards reopen
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 01/05/2020
» Hotel operators are unfazed by the recent order to ease the lockdown nationwide this month, as most of them have decided to suspend business further until the situation improves.
TAT expects 16m international tourists
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/04/2020
» Thailand is likely to close this year with only 16 million international tourists and 60 million domestic trips, far below the pre-coronavirus targets of 40 million and 172 million respectively, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Tourism centre deluged with complaints
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/03/2020
» More than 2,000 tourists have filed complaints against tour operators as cancellations mount from the coronavirus, while the Tourism Department acknowledged it will be hard to get a full refund at this hour.
THAI executives absorb blow with salary cuts
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 26/02/2020
» Thai Airways International (THAI) is preparing to cut salaries and related expenses for top executives by 15-25% to survive the financial turbulence caused by the recent coronavirus outbreak.