• OPINION

  This sand is your sand, this sand is my sand

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/11/2014

  » Phuket hotel staff Sudjai (not her real name) is very happy that beaches in her neighbourhood have been cleared of the unwanted sun loungers and umbrellas. Before the junta's clean-up campaign, the vendors acted as though they were the owners of public beaches.

• OPINION

  Rubbish regard for the sea

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/07/2014

  » A woman in her mid-40s and her two children were clearly looking for something as they walked slowly in the sea of Chumphon. Suddenly, the mother put her hand into the shallow water and grabbed something from the sand bed. She told her son to open a plastic bag and she prised open a shell with her two hands. Something white dropped into the bag and the shell was then thrown back into the sea.

• OPINION

  Pray or pay?

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/06/2014

  » Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, one of the landmarks in Chiang Mai and a sacred site to Thai people, will soon have a new three-storey building topped with an observatory platform, an expansion of the temple’s facilities aimed at increasing the number of tourists.

• OPINION

  Think before you travel

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/05/2014

  » The tourism industry has not yet returned to happy mode. To stimulate a market rocked by political uncertainty, several travel fairs have been organised to offer special discounts or packages for tours, hotels, spa and golf courses. The next travel fair will kick off on Thursday at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.

• OPINION

  Within reach of a better tomorrow?

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/01/2014

  » Every crisis always has an opportunity. Since the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) shutdown Bangkok began yesterday, many worry that tourists will no longer come to Thailand.

• OPINION

  Thailand is tourism's own worst enemy

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/03/2013

  » Thailand always sees itself as the tourism leader in Southeast Asia, with the industry's highest incomes in the region as well as a growing numbers of visitors _ it may reach 24 million this year. Despite the good news, the bad news is the country's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) has gradually dropped, according to the latest report from the World Economic Forum.

• OPINION

  Yes, minister, you face a tall order

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/04/2013

  » Somsak Pureesrisak, the new tourism and sports minister, vowed to make the safety of tourists one of his priorities when he took up his position at the beginning of the month.

• OPINION

  Changing Thailand's cheap and cheerful image

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/02/2013

  » Thanks to our selection of affordable vacations, the strong Chinese economy and the box office hit Lost In Thailand, which indirectly promoted Chiang Mai and Thai culture, the number of visitors from China is expected to pass the 3 million mark this year. It is tipped to grow 12% from the 2.8 million people who visited last year.

• OPINION

  Fresh-pressed cash

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/08/2012

  » Look inside your wallet, and I am sure you have at least one credit or debit card in it. We are getting so used to plastic money that it's hard to imagine life in a cash-dominated economy.

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