Barry Kenyon
The future of Pattaya’s Walking Street is high walls and security...
The dramatic transformation of Walking Street from superior fun spot to ghost city doldrums has taken a nosedive since last month’s fire. Huge metal...
Thailand still on UK no-entry list
The British government has retained Thailand on its red-danger travel list. This means that returning British residents, no matter what their vaccination status, must...
Tourists to pay an entrance tax to Thailand from next year
The notion of charging tourists an extra fee to enjoy a Thai holiday has been around for 10 years. It began mainly as a...
Hopes for the upcoming high season in Pattaya are sinking
The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) has reported that various plans to reopen resort cities, including Pattaya, likely won’t bear much fruit until next...
Thailand’s top judiciary still wrestling with watershed gay marriage
The decision by the Constitutional Court to postpone yet again till December a decision on marriage equality for a Thai same-sex couple who have...
Slashing quarantine won’t solve Thailand’s tourist dearth
Thailand’s disease control committee has proposed a halving of the two-weeks’ hotel isolation requirement for vaccinated tourists. Health ministry official Opas Karnkawinpong said that...
Pattaya Covid photo story: September 2021
Vaccination a marketing tool
Some Pattaya businesses and hotels are promoting themselves this month with the welcome news that their staff are fully vaccinated, soon...
Sigh of relief for Thailand Covid visa extenders
The immigration authorities have confirmed that the final date of applications for the 60 days special Covid visa extension is now November 26. This replaces...
Thailand’s 60 days Covid immigration extensions now in doubt
The special dispensation which has allowed short-stay foreign tourists to remain in Thailand since spring last year – 18 months ago – could be...
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Tourism’s new compass: why meaning, community, and human connection are now leading the way
BANGKOK, Thailand - Tourism has entered an age of restless reinvention. Across the global industry, from UN Tourism to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and international networks...
Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...