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Outbreak spurs longer stays
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 01/06/2020
» San Francisco-based Airbnb, a home-sharing company, has seen the pandemic accelerate the growth of longer-term stay booking, while hyper-local bookings are projected to be a fast-growing service.
Ministry considers health scheme for foreign tourists
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 04/04/2024
» Road and water accidents are the leading causes of injuries among foreign travellers, with some rental car shops and tourists deliberately not following the rules.
Tourism operators fret over policy rate hike
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 16/08/2022
» Domestic tourism operators are concerned about the hike in the policy rate by the Bank of Thailand as banks may apply the new rate in the near future which could heavily dampen tourism outlook this year.
CPN steps up house roll out
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/07/2022
» Retail and property developer Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is preparing its biggest residential expansion in five years with 50 more projects worth 40 billion baht, in a bid to achieve synergy with the overall Central group.
Songkran despair mounts
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/03/2022
» With water splashing events banned during Songkran for a third consecutive year, tourism operators face a challenge at the top two festival sites of Khao San Road and Chiang Mai as there is limited room to grow revenue amid soaring operational costs.
Reopening process must be safe, says Nok Air
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 10/09/2021
» The government should ensure communities reopening to tourism are safe before allowing domestic and international arrivals to resume next month because it could lead to increased risks during the high season, according to an airline.
Stellantis ramps up electrification investment
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/07/2021
» Stellantis will invest more than US$30 billion (£21.8bn) in new electrification and software technology by the end of 2025, with a commitment to offering electric vehicle (EV) models from all of its 14 brands and investing in five battery factories. Vauxhall-Opel will become an all-electric brand in Europe by 2028.