Police continue to crackdown on illegal tours and tour guides in Pattaya
Police continue to crackdown on illegal tours and tour guides in Pattaya
Pattaya –The Pattaya Tourist Police have continued to crackdown on illegal tours and tour guides today, September 5th, 2019, by conducting numerous random...
Tourism Ministry says foreign tourism up nearly 5% in July, big increase in Chinese...
BANGKOK, Aug 27 (Reuters) -
Thailand saw a rise of 4.72% in July from a year earlier, after rising 0.89% in tourist arrivals in June, the tourism ministry said in an official statement on Tuesday.
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Thailand extends waivers for Visa fees until April of next year for 18 countries,...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will extend until April next year a measure that waives fees for visas on arrival issued to tourists from 18 countries, as it looks to stimulate growth in tourism to...
Despite objections, tourism minister to push forward with visa exemptions for Chinese and Indian...
Despite criticism from both the Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and Deputy Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, the Tourism and Sports Minister says he will push on with plans for visa-free entry for Chinese and...
Thailand awarded Weibo’s 2019 most popular destination for Chinese tourists
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Thailand was recently awarded as one of the “most anticipated and popular outbound tourist destinations of 2019” due to its high-quality content and high click-through on the Weibo Page.
The award was announced at the...
Prime Minister: Economy and tourism unaffected by insurgency, bombings
BANGKOK, 5th August 2019 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has thanked the security authorities for ensuring the safety of people, emphasizing that the activists have not affected the economy or tourism.
Mrs. Narumon Pinyosinwat, a...
Head of Thai Tourism Authority claims third quarter tourism is estimated to be up...
The head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand has painted a very rosy picture of foreign and domestic tourism in Thailand.
This comes after reports from the majority of local business owners in Pattaya that...
New Tourism Minister stresses importance of safety for tourists, emphasis on sporting events
The Newly appointed Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakijprakan says ensuring the safety of tourists is his most urgent task.
Pipat said on July 18: “Thailand needs to give tourists the confidence to visit the...
New Tourism minister says strength of Thai currency is a “big headache”for tourism
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This report, graph Credit Bloomberg:
Thailand’s tourism minister has blamed a surge in the baht for sapping tourist arrivals into Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy and says he’ll take up the matter with the central bank,...
Speed boat operators, beach vendors, claim up to 80% less tourists vs. prior year...
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Members of the associated local press, including The Pattaya News, interviewed many local beach operators yesterday afternoon, July 16th, 2019 about business this year on the first day of a two-day religious holiday. They...
