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A leading business hotel in Bangkok is sprucing up rooms, restaurants and hallways to meet new hygiene and safety standards as it prepares to welcome the first trickle of regular customers — foreign airline crews — in August.“This is now a priority, including deep cleaning ...

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has encouraged tourists to embrace ‘New Normal’ behaviours as tourism promotion measures will be concluded next week.TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said Thai people wanted to go on vacation for relaxation after staying home to contain the ...

Since the forced closure of countries’ borders due to COVID-19, manufacturers sourcing ingredients and materials from foreign countries have been seeking local suppliers despite higher prices, so as to secure production, a trend that will most probably continue even after the pandemic.Keep watching ...

Following Thursday’s broad-daylight abduction of an exiled Thai political activist in Cambodia, both country’s police forces have bluntly refused to investigate, prompting calls by critics and human rights groups, including US-based Human Rights Watch, for swift action. Human rights defender Angkhana Neelapaijit warns that Thai ...

Thailand will draw up a stimulus plan for domestic tourism to be rolled out for four months starting in July, a senior official said on Thursday, as the country seeks to revive a sector hit badly by the global impacts of the coronavirus.The Tourism Authority ...

In 2019, nearly 40 million tourists visited Thailand. This year, however, it is forecast that number will fall by more than 10 million. On what should the Thai tourism sector focus after the COVID-19 outbreak? Will travellers come back in the near future? Let’s find ...

Reduced tourism heads the list of ways Thai people think their behaviour patterns will change in the “new normal” in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an opinion poll carried out by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The poll was ...

The tourism sector is unfazed by the possible extension of the emergency decree, with operators saying their businesses are flexible and it will not interrupt the goal to kick-start domestic travel nationwide in June.The Tourism and Sports Ministry is planning to discuss with the prime ...

Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn and the Tourism Authority of Thailand stand ready to revive the tourism sector once the Covid-19 outbreak slows down, Government Deputy Spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Saturday (May 16).She added that the ministry would focus on promoting hygiene and ...

The Tourism and Sports Ministry is aiming high for 100 million domestic trips within this year, while the private sector plays down this target, saying it will be difficult to meet.“This new domestic target is reachable because local travel is likely to resume first, particularly ...