Tag: Thailand Inbound
Uptick in travel searches in S’pore and Thailand: Expedia
Aspiring Singapore and Thai travellers are showing renewed optimism for travel, with a spike in searches for domestic and regional trips, according to recent...
Thailand looks to court Malaysian market once travel ban lifts
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has intensified its efforts on social media to stay connected with Malaysians – its second largest inbound market after...
Thailand’s tourism operators turn to agriculture, food deliveries
Thailand's community-based tourism (CBT) operators and beneficiaries are proving their resilience as tourism grinds to a halt amid the coronavirus, with affected communities returning...
Thailand extends emergency decree, may adopt coding system for businesses
Although there had been talks of lifting the state of emergency at the end of this month, Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)...
China set to lead Thailand’s tourism recovery
With Chinese outbound travel forecasted to rebound in Q3/Q4, it may well serve as the springboard for Thailand's tourism recovery, according to a recent...
Bangkok’s last hotels standing shift to accommodate the times
Many hotels and accommodations in Bangkok have temporarily closed in light of the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions that are keeping tourists at bay. However, a...
Chiang Mai smog casts pall over businesses
Thailand's northern region has been hit with toxic levels of air pollution due to forest fires on Wednesday, especially in the Chiang Mai province,...
Thai hospitality staff locked out of government wage aid by absence...
Thailand has set clear lockdown policies in all provinces to combat the spread of Covid-19, but the same cannot be said of the authorities' decision on hotel closure. Without a firm official directive for all hotels to close, millions of hotel employees will be left with no governmental support in this crisis.
Phuket shutters airport, beaches
Phuket airport is set to close from April 10 to 30, banning all flights and corking off all entry points by land and sea...
Stricter anti-Covid-19 measures on Thailand’s horizon
Thailand prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked the Emergency Decree across the kingdom, which comes into effect today, March 26 until April 30, 2020.
The...