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Picking up speed in a push for boat safety
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/06/2016
» Despite the recent spate of speedboat accidents to hit the Thai tourism industry, Chinese tourist Ma Che has no qualms about taking a day trip from Pattaya to Koh Lan.
Drills to replace lion dancers in Phuket
News, Published on 19/01/2020
» Phuket plans to welcome the Year of the Rat later this week not with lion dances and wishes of good luck, but with maritime safety drills as it moves to rebuild tourist confidence.
New Year ignites tourism
News, Published on 03/02/2019
» Red lanterns are not only lighting up Phuket during the Chinese New Year festival, but also delighting tourist operators.
Thailand 'ready' for Songkran festivities
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 07/04/2024
» This year's three-week-long Songkran festival with festivities to take place across the country is expected to give tourism a much-needed boost as it is expected to bring in tens of billions of baht in tourism income.
Thai tourism still wounded
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 25/06/2019
» Next week will mark the one-year anniversary of the fatal tour boat accident in Phuket, and Thai tourism is still paying the price from the incident.
Breach of trust
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/09/2016
» On a sunny September day a year ago, a group of whale spotters was floating on a boat 15km off the Bangkok shoreline.
Caught up in a tourist trap
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/07/2016
» 'You catch anything?" I ask fisherman Bueak while sitting in the back of his boat.
Sailing into the future in Phuket
News, Published on 18/08/2019
» A blaze on a 240-million-baht superyacht in Phuket may have been put out weeks ago, but worry over its impact on marina businesses is still a burning issue.
Youth meet targets environment
News, Published on 27/10/2019
» Following the theme of Thailand's chairmanship of Asean this year, young leaders from the region chose "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability" as their own motif at a recent event.
Hope, fear as kingdom's gates creak ajar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/07/2020
» Tourism operators and residents in five southern tourist destinations which may open up to foreign travellers next month are optimistic about the government's travel bubble scheme.