A number of 9.03 million international visitors landed in Thailand in the first quarter of this year, generating Bt455 billion in tourism revenue, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. TAT expected a further increase in the second quarter, when 7.87 million international arrivals are anticipated. Read more: The Nation
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all relevant agencies to proceed with their plans to promote tourism. The ways to promote tourism should also be adjusted in response to the demand of the new generation. Government Spokesman Major General Sansern Kaewkamnerd quoted the Prime Minister as saying that the number of international tourists visiting […]
BANGKOK, 27 September 2015 (NNT) – Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Watthanawarangkul has expressed confidence that the Thailand Tourism Awards will help make tourists feel more confident in the standards of tourism service in Thailand. The minister on Sunday presided over a ceremony to present the 10th Thailand Tourism Awards 2015. National News Bureau […]
BANGKOK, 6 July 2015 (NNT) – Thailand’s Supreme Court will indict the former head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) for accepting bribes. According to the Secretary General of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Sansern Poljiak, the Supreme Court has decided to indict former TAT Director Juthamas Siriwa who allegedly accepted over 60 million […]
New tourism strategies (2015-2017) were approved today at the meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn. The strategies are aimed at boosting tourism income in 2017 to Bt2.7 trillion, up from the 2015 forecast of Bt2.2 trillion. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 13 April 2015 (NNT) – Events for Songkran festival are taking place in 15 provinces as part of the ‘Songkran Discover Thainess’ campaign organized by Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), with an expectation arrival of 2 million Thai and foreign visitors, the holiday could generate up to 14.5 billion baht in income, says a […]
THAILAND: The latest figures from the Department Of Tourism show Russian visitor numbers have plunged significantly in recent months but figures overall are up on the same period last year thanks to an increase in tourists visiting the Kingdom from mainland China. Department of Tourism Director-General Second Lieutenant Anuphab Kesornsuwan said the number of tourists […]
Ayutthaya authorities and Tourism Authority of Thailand join hands to host a Thai boxing next week in which more than 800 Thai boxers from 60 countries will participate. The festival that will be held between March 15 and 20 is dubbed “World Wai Kru Muay Thai Festival.” Read more: The Nation By The Nation
