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Samui on course for July 15 opening
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 06/07/2021
» The Samui Plus programme for inoculated tourists should open for Certificate of Entry (COE) applications this week as Surat Thani is slated to open three islands on July 15.
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.
Penalties for tourists who break rules
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 29/06/2021
» There will be penalties for people who break their 14-day mandatory stay in Phuket as the provincial government has been given full authority to impose a fine or withdraw quarantine-free privilege from tourists.
Rule flip-flop deflating Phuket plan
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/06/2021
» As vaccinations gather pace in many countries, the global tourism industry is starting to see a glimmer of hope as leading destinations start to gradually remove mandatory quarantine and ease travel regulations.
Lower hopes for Phuket
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/06/2021
» The Phuket sandbox tourism scheme faces a chaotic approval process as the government is still struggling to fine-tune the balance between public health and the economy.
TAT says concrete plan for supply side imperative
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 25/05/2021
» Phuket must execute a development plan aimed at diminishing poor quality public services in exchange for over 930,000 vaccine doses prioritised for the island in the build-up to the sandbox initiative, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Airlines nervous over Songkran
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/04/2021
» Airlines are urging the government to shut down domestic travel during the Songkran holiday period to prevent a third wave of Covid-19, or else Thailand's tourism will risk losing more over the long run.
Airline layoffs ahead as travel stalls
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/03/2021
» More layoffs in Thailand's aviation industry will be seen this year as a result of no liquidity and a slow revival in international markets expected in the final quarter.
TAT touts competitive enhancement fund
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 22/02/2021
» The tourism industry should have a competitiveness enhancement fund to transform businesses in order to avoid a massive collapse in the post-pandemic era, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Hotels urge govt to lift booze ban
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 15/02/2021
» Hotel operators want the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to lift the ban on drinking alcohol at hotels so they can compensate for weaker occupancy rates with F&B revenue.