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EcoLife initiative takes great leap forward
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/05/2025
» Foreign guests staying at resorts on Koh Samui are helping to combat climate change while enjoying a fun ride on an elephant.
Bangkok occupancy rates bounce back in Q1
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 14/05/2024
» Hotel occupancy rates in Bangkok during the first quarter of 2024 bounced back close to pre-pandemic levels, primarily fuelled by an influx of Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) travellers.
Airbnb registers focus on local experiences
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 06/04/2024
» Thailand recorded strong demand among small groups and solo travel last year, while tourists stayed longer to explore local experiences, according to accommodation-sharing platform Airbnb.
Sector braces for 80m visitors by 2027
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 10/03/2023
» Intense congestion at popular tourist destinations needs to ease in order to accommodate a new target of 80 million foreign arrivals by 2027, says Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Siam Cannaverse to open 20 new cannabis stores
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 19/08/2022
» Siam Cannaverse Co, a joint venture firm between Pethlanna Organic Farm, a Lampang-based community enterprise, and Raggan 420 Co, a cannabis processing factory, looks set to expand its cannabis stores to cash in on Thailand's decriminalisation of the drug and recovering tourism.
Murder mystery dents sandbox hopes
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 07/08/2021
» The death of a Swiss woman in Phuket that authorities are treating as a murder has shaken tourist confidence and affected the Phuket sandbox scheme, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Coronavirus Chased Off Tourists--Lots of Locals Don't Want Them Ever Flocking Back
Business, Miho Inada, Published on 17/08/2020
» KYOTO: The bustle of tourists has disappeared from this ancient capital--only to be replaced by dissension over whether they should ever be welcomed back.
CBRE tracks Phuket's evolution as a top destination
Business, Published on 08/08/2018
» With 8.4 million visitors in 2017 alone, Phuket is Thailand's most popular island destination. Visitors numbers have broken records for the fourth straight year. Over the decades, the island has undergone significant developments before transforming into what it is today.