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Unease over Japan, South Korea market
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 18/07/2025
» Tourism operators are not confident whether arrivals from Japan and South Korea can match the same level as 2024, as negative factors such as a strong baht, rivalry with Vietnam, as well as the two countries' weak economies continue to impact spending power.
Air safety standards scrutinised
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 25/01/2025
» Aviation safety moved into the spotlight since late last year, following the fatal crash of a Jeju Air flight in South Korea.
Tourist trap
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/11/2023
» The pandemic has made every country realise their economies cannot thrive with closed borders.
Irate Thai tourists seek tour refunds
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 19/08/2022
» Holidays to South Korea have been thrown into upheaval after 67 Thai tourists filed complaints with the Tourism Department, urging tour operators to provide them with refunds of 1.4 million baht in total after entry into the country was denied.
Rise in number of Thais seeking work in South Korea
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/08/2022
» Outbound tour operators reported a spike in illegal job seekers who seek to use tour packages to South Korea as a guise before escaping from the group as soon as they arrive.
Phuket expects 1m arrivals in first quarter
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 01/11/2021
» Phuket tourism operators expect the country's reopening to help build momentum for 1 million international arrivals in the first quarter of next year.
Travel Is Bouncing Back, but Tourists Stick Close to Home
Business, Andrew Jeong & Philip Wen, Published on 20/07/2020
» A New Zealand ski resort recently staffed up as locals piled in. Vacationing South Koreans, with few foreigners in sight, pack the buffet lines at fancy hotels. Cottage rentals in the U.K. have nearly doubled over last year--mainly driven by British travelers.
Building a blockchain hub in Thailand
Business, Kayie Natividad, Published on 02/11/2018
» Though countries in Asia Pacific are racing to build their own cryptocurrency hubs -- Jeju Island in South Korea or Cagayan in the Philippines are among them -- they are arguably playing catch-up: Thailand has one of the most prosperous cryptocurrency ecosystems in the region, thanks in large part to the government.