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TAT positions Thailand as a regional marine tourism hub
Published on 26/01/2026
» Phuket – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) supported the Thailand Boat Festival 2026, held from Jan 15 to 18 at Phuket Boat Lagoon, with Nat Kruthasoot, Deputy Governor for Tourism Products and Business, attending the event to meet partners and visit the exhibition. The festival served as a strategic platform to drive Thailand’s marine tourism development towards becoming a regional tourism hub and to strengthen international tourism cooperation under the IMT-GT framework, connecting public and private sectors and tourism operators across the region.
Phuket Emerges as Global Luxury Lifestyle Hub for Investors
Published on 06/11/2024
» Phuket has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. Fringed by the Andaman Sea, this tropical oasis has evolved from a popular beach resort destination into one of the world’s most sought-after luxury residential markets, attracting elite consumer brands, Michelin-star dining, and international-standard education and medical care.
Land Bridge plan draws critics
News, Panumate Tanraksa and Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/01/2024
» The government will give serious consideration to concerns voiced by groups opposed to its Land Bridge megaproject, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who will today lead a visit to the project's planned site in Ranong where a mobile cabinet is being held tomorrow.
Phuket builds 4th ‘smart’ pier
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/10/2023
» PHUKET: The Phuket regional marine office is upgrading its fourth privately-run pier into a smart pier to facilitate better tourist services.
Marina drive for Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/11/2022
» The arrival of the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship off Phuket's Patong beach late last month was a welcome sight for the resort province that is still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Marine Dept seeks B4.7bn budget, studies hub plans
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/08/2022
» The Marine Department is seeking a budget of 4.7 billion baht in the next fiscal year, a portion of which will be used to fund a study on the development of a maritime hub, according to its deputy director-general.
Raft of marinas eyed for new hub
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/07/2022
» The Marine Department has unveiled a plan to build marinas in six provinces along the Andaman coast and turn them into a new hub for tourism and marine transport.
Phuket sets sail for recovery
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/08/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cripple the vital tourism sector, with several provinces that rely on tourism revenue suffering the most. The southern resort province of Phuket is hit particularly hard due to its reliance on foreign visitors.
Phuket learns the hard way
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 28/07/2020
» Phuket has been forced to take on board a difficult lesson: that it shouldn't have clung to tourism as its single, dominant cash cow.
Cruise trade 'can float economic boat'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/08/2019
» Scholars have suggested the government bolster the economy by exploiting cruise-related businesses, with statistics showing passengers from each liner spending 20 million baht a day while in Thailand.