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New tourism minister sees lure of marijuana
Business, Published on 19/07/2019
» The new tourism and sports minister plans to promote medical marijuana tourism and legalise ride-hailing and accommodation-sharing apps and websites to attract foreign visitors.
Visa exemption called for as tourism drags
Published on 09/08/2019
» The government is being urged to make big tourism markets, notably China and India, visa-exempt as part of attempts to revive sluggish tourism.
Visa exemption called for as tourism drags
Business, Published on 10/08/2019
» The government is being urged to make big tourism markets, notably China and India, visa-exempt as part of attempts to revive sluggish tourism.
Visa exemptions for Chinese, Indians to be submitted to cabinet
Published on 14/08/2019
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to seek the cabinet’s approval for a scheme to offer visa exemptions to visitors from China and India for one year.
Visa exemptions for Chinese, Indians planned
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/08/2019
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to seek the cabinet’s approval for a scheme to offer visa exemptions to visitors from China and India for one year.
Visa waiver pushed for China, India
Business, Published on 20/08/2019
» A visa waiver for Chinese and Indian visitors is necessary for Thailand to boost tourism amid a sluggish global economy and stiff competition, says Chairat Trirattanajarasporn, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand.
TAT: Operators brace for slower growth
Business, Published on 17/01/2020
» Thai tourism will not see dramatic growth for years to come as demand slows from major markets and negative factors abound, says an executive from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Tourism and Sports Ministry mulls cutting 2020 revenue target
Business, Published on 24/01/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to spend the first quarter assessing three major factors affecting tourism before deciding whether the 2020 revenue target should be slashed.
TAT gathers players to address virus fallout
Business, Published on 29/01/2020
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working with the tourism sector to find a strategy to achieve its 3.16-trillion-baht revenue target for 2020 and offset the sharp decline in Chinese tourists this year.
China VOA halt mulled
Business, Published on 30/01/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is pondering the cancellation of visas-on-arrival (VOAs) for Chinese travellers from areas most affected by the coronavirus, even as there are concerns the move may affect rocky tourism relations between the two countries in the long run.