Tag: tourism
Tourism sector expects 500,000 Russian visitors after Sputnik V vaccine endorsement
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes to add 500,000 Russian visitors to its 1 million international tourists this year, after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) allowed tourists inoculated with the Sputnik V vaccine to visit “sandbox” destinations in the country, NNT said today (Aug. 19). TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said Russia was …
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TAT stepping up promotion of Phuket
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has stepped up promotion of Thai tourism abroad, bringing in over 140,000 bookings in only 10 days, NNT said today (August 12). Director of the Phuket TAT Office Nantasiri Ranasiri, said today that 29 foreign TAT offices had asked about perceptions of Phuket following recent developments, and confirmed …
Tourism authority aims to ease quarantine requirements in Thailand and visitors’ countries
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to offer “city bubble” and activity-based travel agreement in “sandbox” areas, to ease quarantine requirements both in Thailand and in the visitor’s home country. TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said, even though international arrivals can visit “sandbox” areas with quarantine-free entry, they might face quarantine back home, as Thailand …
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Koh Samui unveils quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated tourists
AS the coronavirus outbreak in Surat Thani province, particularly Koh Samui, appears to have been well controlled it is now opening up to tourists with those who have received both coronavirus jabs and test negative for infection 72 hours before travelling need not be quarantined for 14 days, Amarin TV said today (June 8). This …
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Koh Samui rolls out vaccination drive to reopen for tourism in July
FAMED tourist destination Koh Samui launched a mobile door-knocking vaccination drive to meet its target of reopening for tourism in July with a 100-year-old grandfather being the first one to get a jab, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (May 29). Mr. Amnuay Klaiudom, the 100-year-old man who got a Sinovac shot, is in …
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Pattaya plans to reopen to foreign tourists in fourth quarter
Chonburi (NNT) – Pattaya plans to welcome back foreign tourists, without quarantine requirements, in the fourth quarter of this year and seeks more Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover at least 70% of local residents. Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome said, under the “Pattaya, Move on” project, that foreign tourists who have received two vaccine doses will …
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Phuket accelerates vaccination for July 1 reopening
PHUKET authorities started speeding up Covid vaccination of local residents two days ago to meet the government’s target to reopen the island to vaccinated tourists on July 1, 2021, Siam Rath newspaper said today (April 3). Mr. Narong Woonciew, the governor, said the target is to vaccinate 70% of the residents, or 466,587 people, by …
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TAT targets cryptocurrency holders as new tourism segment
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to establish Thailand as the first country to welcome cryptocurrency holders,, NNT said today (Feb. 21). TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the use of cryptocurrency will help attract more opportunities from high-spending tourists, especially the young and wealthy generations. He said the TAT plans to talk with the …
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New Covid outbreak to cost 1m tourism jobs
Thailand could see a million more tourism industry workers lose their jobs following the latest wave of coronavirus infections, according to a private tourism group. The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) also said vaccines and relief measures are urgently needed to support the struggling tourism sector. The TCT has also lobbied the government to adopt …
Govt moves to extend visa-free entry to 45 days while allaying Covid-19 fears
THE Foreign Ministry is moving to increase visa free entry from 30 to 45 days in keeping with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s direction to further ease measures for foreigners entering the country, Sanook.com quoted Voice TV as saying today (Dec. 7, 2020). This easing of the visa regulation was mentioned at a meeting of an …
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Gen. Prayut checks coronavirus measures on Koh Samui
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha together with his Cabinet are currently on a trip to Koh Samui and Phuket islands where a mobile Cabinet meeting is being held over two days, Thai Rath newspaper reported this afternoon. Gen. Prayut together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda and …
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PM: Only specific areas to be initially opened to limited number of tourists
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Oct. 7) that agencies concerned are discussing the reopening of the country to tourism but where Phuket is concerned this could only start after the vegetarian festival ends on October 25 but the whole island would not be opened to them, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Foreign tourists coming in …
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Thai villagers launch gold-digging tourism
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS IN A western Thai province have been eagerly inviting visitors to dig for gold in a creek, literally. The villagers in Ron Thong community in Bang Sapan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province are not only digging for gold themselves in the creek called Klong Thong but inviting travellers and …
Poll shows majority want to keep door shut to foreign tourists
THE majority of Thai people do not want foreign tourists to return to their country as revealed in an online opinion survey conducted by Suan Dusit Poll with 1,116 people questioned during June 9-12, PostToday reported this morning (14.6.2020). The poll was held to gauge the people’s reaction to the government’s move to revive tourism …
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Phuket island reopens its doors to tourists
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com AFTER falling asleep and resting for a long time due to the coronavirus pandemic the isle of Phuket has reawakened and opened up to tourism again now that the fearful outbreak is under control at this popular destination with it being confirmed that there is no new infection and this leading …