The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects at least 100,000 Chinese tourists to spend the coming Chinese New Year in Thailand, up from 60,000 last year, with the easing of H1N1 flu fears and a perception in China of a calmer political situation in Thailand. For two years Thai tourism has suffered from concern over the […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s returning deputy governor for international marketing, Juthaporn Rerngronasa, has unveiled several strategies to approach a range of potential markets this year. Juthaporn was reappointed to head the international marketing department following an internal management reshuffle supervised by the TAT’s new governor, Suraphon Svetserni. “This year, the authority will not aim […]
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Sunday expressed its concerned that the planned anti-government rally of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) in Chiang Mai would lower the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the northern province. The red-shirt UDD planned to stage another protest when Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit […]
Those who like to visit the seaside city of Pattaya will now find getting there even easier. Last week Pattaya’s U-Tapao airport received the first passengers, who flew in from Korea to receive a warm welcome.
According to a report in the Pattaya D…
As budgets are being tightened due to the global recession, airlines have been forced to cut their overall investment in IT. However, they are still spending out on the technologies that are known to help reduce distribution costs and improve services….
A recent report by the Tourism Authority of Thailand shows that tourist figures are due to rise dramatically in 2010. Although figures have been declining recently, they predict that next year 14 million tourists will visit the Land of Smiles, generati…
Great news for those who plan to visit the pretty island of Samui in the next few months; many of the island’s top hotels will be offering one free night’s stay for free (Year 2009). The initiative has been set up by the Tourism Authority of Thailand in order to encourage tourists back to the […]
Anyone who has taken a taxi ride in Samui will know that trying to pay a fair price can sometimes be rather tricky. Although most taxi drivers are honest and use the meter, many refuse and try to charge passengers highly inflated fees. Unfortunately, many visitors to Thailand are unaware of the meter system and […]
