Published on : 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 …
Published on : Thursday, February 13, 2020
Many drivers of Thailand’s renowned “tuk tuk” motorized rickshaws are used to busy days ferrying tourists around Bangkok, but now they wait for hours without a single customer. Ever since corona virus spread from China last month, many tuk …
Published on : Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Amid the ongoing corona virus outbreak, Thailand has not restricted Chinese tourists from entering the kingdom, or dropped its visa-on-arrival fee waiver for attracting Chinese tourists. This stands in clear contrast with concerned nations around the world. Singapore has …
Published on : 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 …
Published on : Thursday, February 6, 2020
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is working in close tandem with the related government offices and private entities, e.g., the Ministry of Public Health, hospitals, healthcare facilities, tourism and sports operators, travel agencies, and tour guides to determine the …
Published on : Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Thailand expects that the tourism loss due to coronavirus will be about 1.6 billion US Dollars. Last year 340 Chinese speaking tour guides in Thailand took care of groups of 60-70 Chinese visitors. The same 340 Chinese guides are …
Published on : Thursday, January 30, 2020
Thailand aims to introduce additional measures next month for improving consumption and tourism, said the country’s finance minister, as the Thai government tries to fight off a faltering economy facing a sharp blow from corona virus in China. Tourism …
Published on : Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Thailand has recently declared the 10th case of coronavirus as the authorities of the government say that the occurrence is still under control. In the meantime, Asian airlines like the Chinese Eastern Airline are still carrying passengers home to the …
Published on : 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. …
Published on : Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Thailand is expecting the number of Chinese tourists to fall by anything between two million and nine million this year due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Tourism Authority of Thailand said Tuesday. Tourism across the world has …