A Hollywood couple was sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home detention following convictions for paying a Thai official $1.8 million in bribes to win a contract to run the Bangkok International Film Festival. Gerald Green and his wife, Patricia Green were sentenced today in federal court in Los Angeles. Prosecutors […]
BANGKOK — The Government of Thailand has embarked on an ambitious programme to develop and position the royal kingdom as “Asia’s Golf Hub”. This is a collective policy decision by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and its three agencies – namely Tourism Authority of Thailand, Sports Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Convention and […]
(NECN/MCOT: Songkhla, Thailand) – Fifty French tourists begin the Thailand phase of their vintage car rally in the southern province of Songkhla. Tourism Authority of Thailand welcomed the members of the vintage car rally who began their 21-day Thailand phase on Monday. A traditional Thai drum band performed as a reception while tourism officials presented […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has failed in its appeal against the Foreign Office’s travel advice for tourists visiting the country, branding it ‘unnecessary’. The FCO this week extended its warning from Bangkok to the whole of Thailand, where at least 27 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 hurt in anti-government clashes. Several […]
The messages Thai Government would like to convey to all the tourists who are in Thailand or planning to visit the Kingdom. TAT Fact sheet as of 11th April 2010 GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE NORMALCY IN THE VARIOUS AREAS OF BANGKOK Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva reaffirms that the Government is duty bound to resolve the present […]
Tourist authorities of Thailand have urged travelers from Britain to not cancel their vacation plans in wake of the state emergency being declared in Bangkok, post anti-Government demonstrators ended up briefly storming the Parliament during this week. “This is an internal and domestic issue and is not aimed at tourists, who are not in any […]
Cool music to beat summer heat The grand Pattaya Music Festival is back in town to entertain music lovers. This is an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy a weekend of listening and dancing to beautiful music performed by more than 100 musicians. Fun awaits everyone, on March. According to Pattaya’s city hall it was revived to […]
THAILAND. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in association with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), has issued a statement reassuring travellers to Thailand that the protests in Bangkok have not caused major disruption in the city. “The city remains a safe destination for both leisure and business travellers,” the statement read. However, although this […]
