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Phuket puts B40 million towards beach safety
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 07/11/2018
» Phuket is granting a budget of 40 million baht to improve safety and security at major beaches around the island to ensure tourist confidence.
Ministry backtracks on visa fee waiver plan
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 19/10/2018
» The government's plans to exempt tourists from visa-on-arrival fees to attract foreign travellers is unlikely to happen this year, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat.
Praram 9 expands with new 16-storey building
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/08/2018
» Praram 9 Hospital is expanding medical facilities and services to pre-empt the influx of the ageing society and demand from local and international markets.
Greening Thai tourism
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 02/08/2018
» Lowering the use of plastic bags and single-use plastic products and adopting more natural-made materials are some of the latest practices being pushed by the government to promote green tourism in Thailand.
Bursting thetourism bubble
Spectrum, Suchat Sritama, Published on 29/07/2018
» The boat capsize in Phuket which claimed 47 lives has raised questions about whether Thailand should continue luring tourists in large numbers or start to pull back and rethink the dangers of "overtourism" until better safeguards are in place.
Airbnb evolves workshop plan
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 14/07/2018
» Airbnb is set to organise the second phase of its digital tourism workshops for local people and authorities across Thailand in a bid to expand its home-sharing platform.
Local leaders get tourism guidance
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 02/03/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is providing intensive training to 144 community leaders in a bid to enhance tourism competitiveness.
TAT aims to lure more Japanese visitors
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 07/02/2018
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is engaging the Japanese market through a series of activities and events, hoping to draw more than 1.6 million Japanese arrivals to Thailand this year.
Better public facilities to greet visitors
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 24/01/2018
» The Tourism Department is launching improvements of public facilities for more than 26,000 sites nationwide, mostly in secondary provinces, aiming to draw tourists to local communities.
TCT counsels better tourism access
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 22/12/2017
» The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) is strongly urging the government to improve tourism infrastructure and accessibility to capitalise on the sector's growth in the long term, says the council's head.