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UNWTO predicts 60-80% fall in number of arrivals
Business, AFP, Published on 08/05/2020
» MADRID: The number of international tourist arrivals could plunge by 60 to 80% in 2020 owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Tourism Organization said yesterday, revising its previous forecast sharply lower.
Travel agents and airlines in refund dispute
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk and Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 17/03/2020
» Unsettled disputes between tour operators and airlines may exacerbate the tourism situation in Thailand by forcing outbound wholesalers to exit the market, with more layoffs.
Growth in number of global tourist arrivals slows in 2019
Business, AFP, Published on 22/01/2020
» MADRID: Global tourism slowed in 2019 due to a cooling world economy, especially in Europe and Asia where uncertainties linked to Brexit and protests in Hong Kong also weighed, the United Nation's tourism agency said on Monday.
The way ahead: tailored travel plans
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/11/2019
» Global tourism is trending towards reliance on tailor-made experiential products to capture rapid changes in traveller behaviour amid digital transformation.
Bloc forum calls for responsible tourism
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/06/2019
» Experts are calling for more responsible and safe tourism in Asean, as travel in the region has been outpacing growth in global tourism.
Gastronomy forum to feed 500 delegates
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 24/05/2018
» Popular and delicious foods in eight areas of Bangkok will tempt foreign guests at a world forum on gastronomy tourism next week.
European cities struggle to cope with 'overtourism'
Business, Reuters, Published on 26/03/2018
» BERLIN: Europe's tourist hotspots are looking for new ways to cope with "overtourism", where cities like Venice, Dubrovnik and Barcelona are struggling to manage huge crowds arriving daily on cheap flights and cruise ships.
Coming together as one
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 05/02/2018
» Tourism is a key engine to drive economic growth, not just in Thailand but in neighbouring Asean countries as well.