BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 (NNT) – Mr Prasit Vichaisuchat, Secretary of the Thai Boat Association and Managing Director Assistant of the River Side Bangkok Hotel said that the accompanying rate of the total 250 rooms in the riverside Bangkok hotels has dropped from the avarage rate of 70-75% to 0% due to booking cancellations by […]
BANGKOK, 26 October 2011 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has estimated the cost of damage from the flood on the tourism sector to be as much as 25 billion THB with the number of foreign visitors decreasing to 19.1 million. After convening with the TAT Board to assess damages from the flooding […]
BANGKOK, 30 September 2011 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has indicated that up to half of overseas tour companies have cancelled their reservations in Thailand after learning of the flood situation. TAT Executive Director for the Northern Region Sethapon Chindanon reported that the current flooding disaster had caused about 50 percent of […]
BANGKOK, 28 September 2011 (NNT) – The recent car bombs in Su-ngai Kolok district of Narathiwat province have prompted ten countries to warn their citizens against traveling to Southern Thailand, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). In the wake of three deadly car explosions in Su-ngai Kolok district on 16 September, which left […]
Bangkok, September 7, 2011 — Supermodels from 30 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the region’s first International Supermodel Contest to be organised in Thailand between September 12 – 19, 2011 with the support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Local tourist attractions in Bangkok and Pattaya will be the backdrop highlight of the event, […]
During a press conference this afternoon, the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Google announced a partnership for “Promoting Thai Tourism through the use of Google Street View”. Street View in Google Maps lets you explore places through 360-degree street-level imagery, whether you’re looking at locations in your town or across the […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will ask the government for Bt8.4 billion to finance its new 2011-2012 tourism campaign, “Miracle Thailand”. The Cabinet will be asked to approve the budget by next month before the new financial year kicks off in October. This new campaign will replace TAT’s long-running “Amazing Thailand” theme. Prime Minister […]
BANGKOK, 27 August 2011 (NNT)-The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has led tourism operators and press members from East Asia nations to meet tourism operators in Chiang Mai in the hope to increase the popularity of golf tourism in the North. According to TAT, travelers in golf tourism have buying power twice as much compared […]
