An ASEAN ministerial meeting in Manila, the Philippines, has agreed that five ASEAN nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – will launch a joint bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports has decided to delay a plan to collect a tourism levy from foreign visitors which would further harm the already struggling tourism industry.
The Thai Minister of Tourism and Sports has met with tourism business operators from the private sector in Krabi to hear comments and jointly develop tourism opportunities.
Thailand will focus on developing responsible tourism with the aim of fulfilling the target of a 10 percent growth rate and 3.71 trillion baht (120 billion USD) in revenue in 2020, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn has said.
The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) of Thailand is planning to introduce compulsory travel insurance for foreign visitors at a 20 THB (0.65 USD) premium each in 2019.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has lowered its estimate for tourism revenue growth in 2019 from 10 percent to 9.5 percent due to global slowdown, strong baht and rising fuel prices.
The 51st Thai Teaw Thai Plaza Fair, at Bitec Bang Na exhibition centre, is featuring special tour packages, from some 1,000 tour company booths, being offered at special prices.
The University of the Thai Chambers of Commerce’s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting is still positive the total number of visitors to Thailand this year will reach 40 million from campaigns promoting tourism in local cities and the extension of VISA on Arrival fees waiver.
Thailand’s tourism sector is expected to get a windfall from the trade war between China and the US as Chinese tourists are looking to shorten their long haul flights to visit closer destinations instead.
Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat said a large number of foreign tourists, including those from China and the ASEAN member countries, are highly interested in celebrating the Lunar New Year in Thailand.
The Department of Tourism plans to boost Thailand’s tourism through promoting community-based tourism with better facilities in local attractions and villages.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is hosting "Amazing Thailand Countdown 2019” celebrations in Bangkok and tourism centres in each of the four regions of the country.
The cabinet has approved measures to promote second-tier tourist destinations to reduce income disparity, which were proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
The Thai tourism ministry will focus on promoting the Thai identity in its 2018 tourism campaign and has launched the "Amazing Thailand Tourism 2018 Take-Off" campaign through VietJet Air's fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft.
Japanese Sota Hara and Thailand’s Pujyanuch Prachayanipon won the men’s and women’s Hoi An International Marathon in Hoi An city, central Quang Ngai province, on September 17.
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