Tag: Chinese tourists
Thailand ready for influx of Chinese tourists during Golden Week
Bangkok - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is ready to welcome and accommodate an increased influx of Chinese tourists during the eight-day Golden...
Officials to look into ‘zero-dollar’ tours
Deputy Prime Minister Thanasak Patimaprakorn said he has not received reports of "zero-dollar" tours - a scam where tourists buy inexpensive package deals but...
Tour guides arrested for attacking budget Chinese tourists
PATTAYA - Two tour guides were arrested for allegedly assaulting and threatening a Chinese family that refused to buy an expensive package-tour option.
Chaitoon Sroisaeng,...
Chinese tourists abandoned by tour guide
Six Chinese tourists were abandoned by their guide after refusing to buy “extras” not included in their low-cost package.
Apparent victims of a supposedly outlawed...
TAT to attract Chinese tourists from South Korea and Japan markets
BANGKOK,(NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to attract more Chinese tourists from South Korea and Japan, due to advantages in Thailand's...
Three arrested for abandoning Chinese tourists in Pattaya
Tourist police arrested two Thais and a Chinese girl after they were accused of abandoning Chinese tourists in Pattaya.
The arrest of the three identified...
Central bank admits crackdown on zero-dollar package tours has greater impact...
The government’s crackdown on zero-dollar package tours from China may have greater impacts on tourism business than earlier projected but whether the impacts will...
1,000 baht/day minimum overhead charge set for Chinese tourists
Effective as of yesterday the lowest overhead charge for a Chinese tourist to be levied by package tour operators is 1,000 baht/day, said Deputy...
Nok Air to help govt attract high-end Chinese tourists
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has sought cooperation from Nok Air to promote Thai tourism among Chinese luxury tourists.
Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn...
Growth is likely to stay below 3.2%
The central bank is concerned that the country's economy may grow less than 3.2% this year, attributing Brexit and the ongoing clampdown on zero...
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Pattaya launches youth camp instilling moral values in Muslim youth
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mayor Poramet Ngamphichet inaugurated a youth camp on April 22 aimed at instilling moral and ethical values within the Muslim community...
Pattaya begins replacing 1,000 lamps in Central-Sukhumvit Road underpass
PATTAYA, Thailand - The Central-Sukhumvit Road underpass in Pattaya has been plunged into semi darkness as hundreds of lighting fixtures have burnt out, prompting...
Fire rekindles at Rayong chemical storage facility
Following a fire at a chemical storage warehouse in Rayong province which erupted two days ago, the firefighting team has revised their fire suppression...
Hot weather covering Pattaya and upper part of Thailand
The Thai Meteorological Department has revealed that there are thunderstorms in the northern, northeastern, and southern regions of Thailand. In the northern and northeastern...
Improved situation at Myanmar border, states Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry discloses that the situation at the Thai-Myanmar border has improved, with no shootings in Myanmar reported within 48 hours but continuous...