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Tourism trade wants test price cut
Business, Published on 20/01/2022
» Tourism operators want the government to reduce the cost of a RT-PCR test as all inbound travellers have to bear a higher cost from undergoing two tests and an additional compulsory hotel booking on the fifth day due to a new rule under the Test & Go scheme, effective from Feb 1.
Thai AirAsia considers merger
Business, Published on 28/05/2020
» With its "fortune hanging in the balance", the chief of Thai AirAsia (TAA) says it may merge with another low-cost carrier (LCC) to clamp down on pricing wars once flights eventually resume in the country.
A viral wake-up call
Business, Published on 09/03/2020
» Managing a virus epidemic can be a daunting task for any administration, but inefficiency by the government for its perceived failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Thailand has drawn waves of criticism both online and offline.
Tourism and Sports Ministry targets 10m high-season trips
Business, Published on 04/11/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has committed to pushing for 10 million domestic trips per month during high season following the cabinet's approval of more financial aid measures on Tuesday.
The living dead
Business, Published on 09/11/2020
» With the economic malaise caused by the pandemic more than likely to persist over the next few years, there is a higher possibility businesses will be stricken with a high-pitch fever, gradually turning them into zombie companies.
Temper your expectations
Business, Published on 09/05/2022
» On April 30, after the last inbound visitor went through the RT-PCR testing process at Phuket airport, it represented the culmination of a 10-month mission for the quarantine team at the terminal.
Tourism holds its breath on vaccines
Business, Published on 01/02/2021
» As several countries have jump-started inoculation against Covid-19, hopes of re-energising the bruised travel industry are growing in tandem with millions of doses produced by pharmaceutical companies for global distribution.
Travel bubble fever
Business, Published on 23/11/2020
» Global communities will mark the first anniversary of the coronavirus next month after China identified the virus for the first time as a “pneumonia of unknown cause” when it was discovered in Wuhan, central Hubei province on Dec 30, 2019.
Weighing the consequences
Business, Published on 19/10/2020
» What is the real cost for tourists when planning an outbound trip to Thailand in the Covid-19 era?
The cost of reopening the country
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/10/2020
» What is the real cost for tourists when planning a trip to Thailand in the Covid-19 era?