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Songkran road accidents and injuries pass 1,000
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/04/2025
» The number of road accidents and injuries has passed 1,000 in the first four days of the Songkran holiday travel period, with some holidaymakers beginning their trips back to Bangkok on Tuesday.
Thailand proposes limited alcohol sales on Buddhist holidays
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/03/2025
» Thailand is proposing to allow limited sales of alcohol on Buddhist holidays to cater to tourists, the latest step in a campaign to attract more overseas visitors.
Thai hotels hit by collapse of German firm
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/06/2024
» The collapse of the third-largest tour operator in Europe has started to affect thousands of tourists and hundreds of hotels in Thailand, leading to losses of 111 million baht.
Scoot begins Singapore-Samui flights
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/05/2024
» Samui hopes for an increase in holidaymakers from Singapore now a second airline has begun regular flights to the island from the city state.
Pattaya, Koh Larn packed with holidaymakers
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/07/2023
» Beaches and tourist attractions in Pattaya buzzed with tourists on Friday, the first day of a six-day long holiday, with hotel rooms on Koh Larn fully booked.
Angry Thai tourists want tour refunds
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/08/2022
» Some 67 Thai tourists filed complaints with the Tourism Department, asking tour operators to provide them with refunds of 1.4 million baht in total after entry into South Korea was denied.
Suvarnabhumi airport arrivals up since tests lifted
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/04/2022
» Suvarnabhumi airport has seen a sharp rise in the number of international arrivals since the requirement for pre-flight Covid-19 tests was lifted.
This week's top stories: March 5, 2021
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/03/2021
» The biggest story on Learning this week was a story about horrified holidaymakers found part of a human body caught under their car when they stopped at a petrol station in Trat.
Driver finds human body trapped under car
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/02/2021
» Horrified holidaymakers found part of a human body caught under their car when they stopped at a petrol station in Trat on Friday morning.
Private pools, fancy meals in Phuket's 'gilded cage' quarantine
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/10/2020
» A private infinity pool, gourmet meals -- and two temperature checks a day. Welcome to five-star quarantine in Phuket, where wealthy tourists can live in luxury while obeying some of the world's strictest anti-coronavirus measures.