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Bookings set to surge in South
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 18/12/2025
» Hotel bookings in the three provinces of Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Trang are set to grow by 20–30% due to an influx of Malaysian, Singaporean, and Indonesian visitors, as tourism in Hat Yai district in Songkhla near the southern border is recuperating from the devastating floods in the area, with a full recovery expected in three months, according to the local tourism association.
Hat Yai recovery expected in time for Songkran
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/12/2025
» SONGKHLA – Flood-devastated Hat Yai city will bounce back quickly and should be 60-70% recovered by April next year, in time for Songkran, according to the Songkhla Tourism Association.
Two weeks of festivities in Hat Yai to spur tourism
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/10/2025
» Two approaching cultural festivals are expected to draw about 30,000 visitors to the southern province of Songkhla and pump hundreds of millions of baht into the local economy - the Hindu Diwali and then the Chinese Vegetarian Festival.
Foreign-run e-bike tour firm busted on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/09/2025
» SURAT THANI - A German man and a Myanmar national have been arrested on Koh Phangan in this southern province for illegally running a tour firm that rented electric motorcycles to tourists.
Fewer Malaysian visitors to Hat Yai hiring guides
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/07/2025
» SONGKHLA - Visitors from Malaysia are changing a pattern by increasingly favouring travel to southern Thailand in private vehicles, causing concern to tour guides who fear losing their livelihoods.
Songkhla vies for big spenders with cruise plan
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 02/04/2025
» Songkhla Chamber of Commerce has proposed a cruise port to draw Western high spenders while continuing to attract traditional visitors like Malaysians and Singaporeans.
Tour guides press for govt assistance
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 15/02/2025
» A tour guide association will present its concerns to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during a mobile cabinet meeting in Songkhla on Tuesday, urging the government to crack down on illicit tour services and promote rail tourism in the South.
Holiday influx at border
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/11/2024
» Thailand's southern border districts have begun welcoming large numbers of visitors from neighbouring Malaysia to spend their long holiday there, celebrating Halloween and Diwali festivals.
17 hurt as tour bus hits truck
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 14/10/2024
» A Malaysian tour bus collided with a trailer truck in Sadao district in Songkhla on Monday, injuring 17 Malaysian tourists and a Thai tour guide.
Songkhla tourism veteran proposes improvements
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/10/2024
» Songkhla province should promote cultural attractions and develop better rail connections between Thailand and Malaysia to improve its tourism potential, says the founder of the Songkhla Tour Guide Association.