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Tourism firms request aid during lockdown
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/07/2021
» Tourism businesses are asking for financial support during the new partial lockdown, which poses another hurdle for the long-suffering industry, while Thai AirAsia halts all domestic routes from July 10-30.
Ministry eyes soft loans for operators
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/07/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to ask the Finance Ministry for 10 billion baht in soft loans to help operators prepare their businesses for the mid-October reopening deadline.
B14bn loan for staff payroll at local airlines halved
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 23/06/2021
» A 14-billion-baht loan for seven local airlines has been sliced in half in an effort to retain jobs in the second half as the industry prepares for the country to reopen to foreign tourists by mid-October.
TCEB eyes small groups to spur Mice
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/06/2021
» The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) aims to attract small corporate groups under the Phuket sandbox scheme as the Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry is projected to slowly return to normalcy by 2025.
'Hospitels' offer beds for mild cases
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/05/2021
» Alternative state quarantine (ASQ) facilities have started providing extra beds for mild cases of Covid-19 to ease the burden on hospitals as the country continues to report more than 2,000 infections per day.
Chiang Mai sandbox on course for October
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 06/05/2021
» The Chiang Mai sandbox model will go ahead as planned on Oct 1 and target tourists from Asia as operators expect to receive a windfall from the Phuket sandbox.
Airlines facing further turbulence
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 20/04/2021
» Airlines are bracing for further turbulence as the fresh round of infections is depressing the prospect of recovery, while urging the government to step up the vaccination program to end the crisis.
The local touch
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 22/03/2021
» The pandemic hit the tourism industry the hardest, which is expected to take several years to fully recover. Yet some folks are looking at this period as an opportunity to accelerate the move towards sustainability.
Thai AirAsia nudges authorities to open up
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 05/03/2021
» Thailand may lose its reputation as a regional aviation hub if the government cannot speed up reopening the country to tourism and strengthen the competitiveness of airlines, according to Thai AirAsia (TAA).
TAT targets holders of cryptocurrencies
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 19/02/2021
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to establish Thailand as the first country to welcome cryptocurrency holders by targeting Japanese tourists in the initial phase.