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Samui prepares for tourists
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 02/07/2020
» Koh Samui is planning to embrace international arrivals from low-risk countries that fly direct to the island in September, with a quota of 200 tourists a day.
Tour bus operators seek urgent financial aid
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 03/07/2020
» Tour bus operators are in dire need of measures to cushion the impact of the coronavirus crisis, as an idle fleet of 36,000 buses countrywide has already missed out on 7 billion baht in income during the sluggish tourism period.
Fortune eyes popular destinations
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/07/2020
» Fortune Hotel Group, the hospitality arm of CP Land Plc, is planning to shift its long-term plan to popular tourism destinations such as Phuket and Pattaya after expanding mostly in provincial areas for years.
Thai Vietjet sticks to domestic tactics
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 09/07/2020
» Thai Vietjet hopes to spur the domestic market by adding five new domestic routes in the second half of the year, but is halting fleet expansion this year because of uncertainty from the outbreak.
Operators seek ways to disperse tourists
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 10/07/2020
» As most local tourists flock to popular destinations during the weekends, tour operators are asking the government to help fill up weekdays by creating more trips for the elderly and state agency meetings.
Inbound tourists should prepare for 2-week stay
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 11/07/2020
» Leisure tourists who would like to visit Thailand during a soft reopening may have to spend at least 14 days within designated areas, though a negative test for Covid-19 after two weeks would free them to go anywhere in the country.
Closed borders pose tourism risk
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 14/07/2020
» If the country does not let foreign tourists in by the end of the year, some 60% of hospitality enterprises are at risk of going out of business, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Minor awaits travel bubbles in Bangkok
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 15/07/2020
» Hotels in Bangkok face low occupancy rates as the borders remain closed to international tourists, says Minor Hotels, the hospitality arm of Minor International.
2nd-phase stimulus to fan out tourists
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/07/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry aims to use the second phase of tourism stimulus to boost second-tier provinces and local economies by adding more subsidies for travellers who want to venture off the beaten track.
Thai AirAsia faces airport cost strain
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/07/2020
» Thai Vietjet has warned Thai AirAsia about the cost burden of operating a new hub at Suvarnabhumi airport, a move expected to heat up domestic competition at the biggest airport in Thailand.