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Unpacking the tourism tax
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 08/11/2025
» While the cabinet approved the National Tourism Policy Committee's proposal to collect a tourism tax from inbound travellers in February 2023, the programme has still not been implemented.
Thailand offers free domestic flights for 200,000 foreign arrivals
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 19/08/2025
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to offer free domestic flight tickets to 200,000 foreign arrivals to boost tourism nationwide over a three-month period.
Border conflict tarnishes tourists’ perceptions of Thailand
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 05/08/2025
» The Thai-Cambodian border conflict has damaged the image of Thai tourism, though the economic impact remains limited, with estimated losses of around 3 billion baht, mostly in the affected border provinces.
TAT seeks B2.8tn income next year
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 22/07/2025
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is targeting 2.8 trillion baht revenue next year and aims to be among the top 10 countries worldwide when it comes to generating the largest amount of tourism revenue.
Travel subsidy fails to attract Thais
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/07/2025
» The tourism and sports minister says the number of local tourists using co-payment privileges was lower than expected for the first 10 days of the scheme despite 1.58 million registrants, as travel sentiment may be unfavourable due to economic conditions.
Hotels pull out of tourism subsidy scheme
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 04/07/2025
» A number of Thai hotels, including large groups such as Dusit, have decided to temporarily pause sales linked to the government’s domestic tourism subsidy scheme because of back-end malfunctions in the system.
Tourism co-payment registration temporarily closed
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 04/07/2025
» The new registration for the government’s tourism co-payment scheme is temporarily closed for maintenance from Friday, following widespread criticism over the project’s lack of preparedness.
Discovery of devices fails to deter tourists
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 28/06/2025
» Despite the introduction of heightened security measures following the discovery of several suspected explosive devices in two southern tourist provinces on Thursday, tourism operators are still concerned the incident will reinforce negative perceptions concerning safety in Thailand, though none have reported cancellations.
B1.75bn approved for ‘half-half’ Thai tourism subsidies
Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2025
» The cabinet has approved a budget of 1.75 billion baht for the “Half-Half Thailand Travel” campaign, intended to promote domestic tourism in the low season, Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong said on Tuesday.
War curbing Israeli tourist arrivals to Thailand
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/06/2025
» With the ongoing Israel-Iran war, The growth of the Israeli tourist market in Thailand this year is projected to shrink due to flight disruptions and airfares.