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Overseas work lures Thais despite risks
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 23/10/2023
» The escalating conflict in Israel has put the local spotlight on overseas Thai workers, with more than 7,000 people remaining on the evacuation list from the region, with some Thais even abducted by militants.
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Hotels struggling with staff shortage
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 18/01/2023
» Workers remain reluctant to return to the hospitality industry even though employee revenue from hotel service charges has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, as Chinese travellers start to return to Thailand.
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A bad case of déjà vu for Thai tourism
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 23/12/2021
» The emergence of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, which has tallied 104 confirmed cases in Thailand, is bringing back bad memories of last year when the second wave stomped on the festive season just a few weeks before the New Year holiday.
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Thailand reopens -- what next?
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2021
» International airports in Thailand have come alive over the past week, with more than 12,000 travellers flying in, mostly from 63 countries which have been exempted from quarantine or area restrictions.
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Firms rip reopening delay to Nov 1
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/09/2021
» Confusion over reopening timelines has spoiled the chance for the tourism industry to rebound during the coming high season as inconsistent policies damage the country's credibility and international tour operators refrain from planning packages until policies are confirmed.
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Hotels pin hopes on Bangkok revival
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/09/2021
» Hotels hope the reopening of Bangkok in October and domestic stimulus campaigns will boost the occupancy rate from single digits to 15-20% in the upcoming high season.
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Tourism authority tests the water with rules for 7 destinations
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 28/08/2021
» For the upcoming tourism high season, which usually starts in early October, the country is likely to have five destinations taking part in reopening schemes and another two joining extension programmes.
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Chiang Mai's best-laid reopening plans
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/08/2021
» With the high season less than two months away, Chiang Mai is poised to reopen to international tourists in October but is taking a different approach to the Phuket sandbox, with tourists required to travel through sealed routes via package tours.
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The heavy burden of reopening
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/07/2021
» While Phuket celebrates reopening to tourists for the first time in more than a year, with international flights bringing more than 300 vaccinated arrivals to the island on Thursday, the scene elsewhere in Thailand is a struggle with the relentless pandemic.
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Hospitality by design
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 05/06/2021
» Phuket, a magnet for beach worshippers, anticipates the return of international direct flights to the island for the first time in 15 months when the city reopens to inoculated tourists from July.
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