Tag: Thailand Outbound
Myanmar heartthrob named ambassador for Thai inbound tourism
Myanmar Tourism Marketing (MTM) and the Myanmar Tourism Federation (MTF) have signed an MoU with Myanmar model-actor Paing Takhon to collaborate on a number...
Former Nok Air chief named Yamagata’s tourism ambassador
Travel experience company Really Really Cool (RRC)'s CEO Patee Sarasin was recently named "Yamagata Special Ambassador of Tourism and Tsuyahime" by Meiko Yoshimura, governor...
Thai Airways sets up new department targeting fly-cruisers
Thai Airways International (THAI) is targeting the fly-cruise market from Thailand through the launch of a newly established Special Leisure Department, which will soon...
Laos turns focus to China, SE Asia markets
Laos has set its sights on attracting one million Chinese visitors this year as part of the Visit Laos-China 2019 campaign, with a series...
Price war dulls premium lustre of Japan for Thai travellers
In Thailand, an ongoing price war in the sale of Japan tour packages has altered the image of the destination, once associated with luxury.
While...
Solo travel more popular among Thais: Visa
Over a quarter of Thais (28%) have travelled overseas solo in the past two years, ahead of the global (24%) and Asia-Pacific (23%) averages,...
SE Asian outbound markets a force to be reckoned with
Much attention has been given to Asian travel markets with huge population bases like China and India, but overlooked markets in South-east Asia such...
Growth in intended Thai travel spend leaps ahead of global average
Thais' intended travel spend is growing faster than the regional and global average, according to Visa’s Global Travel Intentions Study, which also found that...
Asian travellers lead the family travel surge: Agoda
New school semesters may already underway after the mid-year break, but that doesn’t mean families are packing away their travel gear just yet.
In fact,...
Taiwan extends visa-free scheme for Philippines, Thailand and Brunei
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) last week announced the extension of its 14-day visa-free entry trial programme for nationals from Brunei, the Philippines...