Friday, February 28, 2020
Next month’s motorcycle grand prix in Buriram is being promoted as the saviour of the flagging tourism sector, hyped to woo people back to Thailand despite the coronavirus epidemic. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday the OR …
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) launched a campaign in Bangkok on Monday for assisting tourism operators in showcasing their products and services after a substantial drop in tourists coming from China. The “Iconsiam, Thais Help Thais” campaign includes …
Friday, February 14, 2020
Last year, out of almost 40 million tourists in Thailand some 11 million were Chinese. However, this year, many tourist places are quite empty after China decided to suspend tours abroad on Jan 27 in the light of the …
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Despite the confirmation of a new case of the 2019 coronavirus, Thailand has neither restricted Chinese tourists from entering the kingdom nor dropped its visa-on-arrival fee waiver, implemented to attract Chinese. Thailand imposed any bans on tourists or travellers …
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Thai government plans to introduce additional measures next month to boost consumption and tourism, the finance minister, Mr Uttama Savanayana, said Tuesday, as it tries to shore up a faltering economy facing a sharp blow from the coronavirus in China. …
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The tipping point for Banyan Tree Samui might have been the 213,314 plastic bottles the resort passed out to guests in 2017. Or the 42,150 plastic bags they used to haul away trash that year. Or the 176,880 meters of …
Friday, January 10, 2020
Thailand Tourism and wholesale custom tour operator Avanti Destinations have collaborated to come up with a new 36-page educational e-brochure on FIT travel for travel agents – The Thailand: Land of Smiles, which is available on Avanti’s agent portal. The lavishly …
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The Thai state tourism body on Monday announced its achievement of targeting 2 million inbound tourists from Laos. In a party hosted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) for its Lao and Thai partners, the TAT expressed its gratitude, …
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Tourism Department of Thailand is planning to set minimum prices for outbound tour packages so that they can deal with the growing price war that could eventually lower service quality. Taweesak Wanichcharoen, the director-general of the department, said …
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Travellers can now discover the uniquely local and diverse charms of Thailand’s capital city with the opening of Avani Sukhumvit Bangkok bringing the brand’s signature experiences to the cosmopolitan neighbourhoods of On Nut and Phra Khanong in the ‘City of …
