Tag: tourism
Thai tour guides oppose foreign opposition
BANGKOK - Thai professional tour guide organizations have issued a statement confirming their stance against the importation of foreign guides to solve a shortage...
Police to probe 14 more temples for corruption next week
BANGKOK – Police handling the state temple corruption case will inspect 14 more sites next week in Bangkok and the provinces in search of...
Ayutthaya ruins to be promoted as night-time tourist destination
BANGKOK - The city of Ayutthaya has planned a special budget to install a lighting system at all its major ancient sites to attract...
Agreement reached to push forward tourism and service industry
BANGKOK – Three agencies have singed an agreement on research cooperation to develop tourism and service industry.
Deputy Prime Ministers Tanasak Patimapragon and Prajin Juntong...
Thailand hosts romantic Chiang Mai honeymoon trips for Chinese celebrity couples
Chiang Mai, 22 May, 2017 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is hosting honeymoon trips for six celebrity couples from China under the...
New way of tourism promoted with preservation of bio-diversity
BANGKOK – Thailand is promoting a new way of tourism which looks to preserve bio-diversity and encourage the preservation of natural resources and sustainable...
12 million tourists visit Thailand in first 4 months
BANGKOK – Thailand has been visited by 12 million foreign tourists in the first four months of this year, generating more than 800 billion...
Tak promotes local tourism via new campaign
TAK-A group of off-road 4WD enthusiasts recently visited Tak province to give classroom and school supplies to children in remote areas, in a campaign...
TAT, Rayong office, and Chanthaburi to launch fruit festival for tourism
CHANTHABURI, 9 May 2017 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Rayong office and officials from Chanthaburi province attended the press conference of the...
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Visa debate misses the bigger picture as Pattaya tourism is reshaped by cost and...
PATTAYA, Thailand – The online debate over Thailand’s visa-free stay policy has once again ignited strong reactions, but much of the discussion appears to...
Good Samaritan gesture turns chaotic as intoxicated foreigner lashes out on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA, Thailand – What began as an attempt to help an intoxicated foreigner sleeping by the roadside quickly escalated into chaos on Walking Street,...
Drunken dispute turns violent in Pattaya as bar guard stabbed and suspect beaten
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night altercation in Pattaya turned violent after two intoxicated men were ejected from a bar, leading to a chaotic clash...
Illegal tour busted in Pattaya as unlicensed operator caught leading senior trip to Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourist Police and the Department of Tourism have arrested an unlicensed tour operator accused of organizing trips for elderly tourists without...
Thai Royal Gazette confirms new cabinet under PM Anutin ahead of swearing-in
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand's Royal Gazette has officially published the Royal Command endorsing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's new cabinet.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed...