CHONBURI – A former South African Air Force pilot was killed when his small plane crashed while attempting to land at Bang Phra airport in...
Having accumulated 16 of Thailand’s immigration stamps over the past two or so years, it’s easy to rule that this is my favourite Asian country to visit. But Phuket,...
CHIANG MAI – The Tourism industry in Chiang Mai has seen some changes recently, especially in the behavior and nationality of tourists, Pakkanan Winijchai, director...
BANGKOK – It’s been a good year for Thailand’s hospitality sector, with foreign and local investors adding to the country’s hotel rooms supply to meet...
PHUKET – Police and international specialists have concluded the sunken Phoenix boat was substandard and illegally approved, and many officials and others connected with the...
PHUKET – A Thai court has extended the detention of a Chinese national suspected of drowning his wife in a hotel pool to get an...
BANGKOK – Thailand will start accepting visa applications online in February, first from China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday, as the government tries...
BANGKOK – The Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) has approached Thailand’s Junta Government to extend the waiver of visa-on-arrival (VOA) fees past Jan 13...
CHIANG MAI – Tourism in Chiang Mai has been decimated by the downturn in Chinese arrivals. Tour operators and officials are hoping that more Western...
CHIANG MAI – Thailand’s hospitality industry faces a shakeout as it confronts the prospect of a long decline in Chinese tourists. Official data published this week...
PHUKET – Phuket’s resurfaced shipwreck “The Phoenix” that killed 47 Chinese tourists in July will be scrutinized and measures to prevent anyone from meddling with investigations...
PATTAYA – Hoteliers in Pattaya are urging the government to step in and help following a 60% slump in Chinese tourist arrivals in the resort...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a new campaign called “Let’s go no plan” to encourage Thais to visit second-tier provinces....
BANGKOK – Tourism operators used to Chinese arrivals are close to laying off staff or even shutting down operations if arrivals from the mainland fail to...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand is officially entering its cold season on Saturday but the southern region is will remain battered by rain at least until Friday....
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Immigration police are stepping up efforts to prepare their personnel and procedures for the expected influx of tourists in and out of the...
BANGKOK – Police at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport are investigating why a 31-year-old Brazilian man fell from the third floor level of the passenger terminal, breaking his...
Budget airline Vietjet Air announced on October 5 that it will launch the first daily flight connecting Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang with Thailand’s capital...
BANGKOK – The quick apology issued by the Thai prime minister after an airport security guard slapped a Chinese tourist reveals the government’s concern over the...
BANGKOK – The arrival of Chinese tourists this year are expected to drop for the first time in a decade, with the plunge causing the country’s...