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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
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BANGKOK — Foreign tourists the world over will be able to visit Thailand for six months under new visas available starting in November. From 13 Nov. onward, travelers can apply for the new visas, which will cost 5,000 baht but be limited two-months inside the country at any given time, according
Read More BANGKOK — Tourists will be able to stay longer and come and go at will, thanks to Thailand's anemic economy. Reversing the trend of tightening access to tourist visas, Thailand will grant visas that allow travelers to enter and leave the kingdom at will for six months, a move embraced by
Read More BANGKOK, 30 June 2015 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police have insisted that Thailand's system of passport checks is in line with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The Deputy Royal Thai Police Chief, Police General Wut Lipatapallop and Immigration Police Chief Police Lieutenant General Sakda Cheunpakdi have demonstrated to
Read More SAMUT PRAKAN, 13 June 2015 (NNT) - Vu Minh Phuong, a 23-year-old Vietnamese tourist, was warmly welcomed by Thai authorities on her arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport as she was the 13-millionth tourist visiting Thailand this year. Minister of Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul who presided over the welcoming ceremony said that
Read More BANGKOK, Feb 2 - Despite the ongoing enforcement of martial law, many foreigners seem to better understand the situation in Thailand and the number of foreigners visiting the kingdom in 2015 is expected to rise to 28 million, said Charoen Wangananont, secretary-general of the Association of Thai Travel Agents
Read More BANGKOK — The number of foreign tourists who visited Thailand in 2014 is down 6.6 percent from the previous year, a Thai government official confirmed. "24.7 million tourists visited Thailand in the year 2014, which is a 6.6 percent decrease compared with 2013," said Kobkarn Wattanavarangkul, Minister of Tourism and Sports.
Read More The widespread practice of overcharging foreign visitors must be curbed if Thai tourism is to prosper again Thailand's tourism industry has been adversely affected by years of street protests, political violence and, recently, martial law imposed by the coup-makers. But the widespread practice of overcharging and double-pricing is also playing a
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