International tourism
International tourism news in Thailand, including government regulations, travel policies, and industry trends.
- Covid-19 News
Reduced quarantine approved for some foreign arrivals
The Thai government has agreed to reduce mandatory quarantine for…
- Economy News
Economic think-tank says the future of tourism in Thailand hangs on vaccination
The research division of Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank says everything hangs…
- Business News
Slow return of foreign tourism makes more redundancies inevitable – Airlines Association of Thailand
The president of the Airlines Association of Thailand says further…
- Chiang Mai News
Chiang Mai hotels slash prices amid ongoing slump in tourism
Hotels in the northern province of Chiang Mai have been…
- Pattaya News
Thailand to introduce “area quarantine” for international visitors from April
From next month, foreign visitors to the Kingdom will be…
- Tourism News
Thai Air Asia urges government to re-open the country to foreign tourism
The low-cost carrier, Thai Air Asia, is calling on the…
- Covid-19 News
Thai industry representatives push government on vaccine passport policy
Industry representatives are urging the Thai government to press ahead…
- Thailand News
Thailand tourism sector seeks to reopen the country by July
The following was submitted by Open Thailand Safely, a campaign…
- Tourism News
Tourism officials call for vaccine passport strategy to re-open tourism in Q4
The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the Kingdom must agree…
- Tourism News
Airlines, hotels say 2021 likely to be even worse than last year
Thai airlines and hotels fear that the tourism crisis in…
- Tourism News
Thai government says tourism-dependent locations will get high priority in vaccination drive
The government’s Covid-19 task force says places like Phuket and…
- Tourism News
Leading real estate consultancy says 2021 not looking good for Phuket hotels
An independent real estate consultancy is predicting a bleak year…
- Phuket News
Phuket’s tourism representatives petition PM over ban on local vaccine purchase
Representatives from various tourism associations on the southern island of…
- Tourism News
Record number of tourism firms quitting Covid-ravaged sector for good
As the devastating economic effects of Covid-19 restrictions persist, a…
- Tourism News
Thailand to ease travel restrictions for some countries
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration has confirmed the government…
- Tourism News
All countries welcome – Thailand open for business
Come one, come all. In response to the dismally low…
- Tourism News
Minister says lack of foreign visitors will have knock-on effect for domestic tourism
The Tourism Minister says Thailand can expect a significant drop…
- Tourism News
TAT says government has relaxed tourist visa criteria for European nations
The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the government has relaxed…
- Tourism News
Minister declares Phuket Airport ready to welcome STV arrivals
The Thai Transport Minister has declared Phuket International Airport ready…
- Tourism News
PM in 2 day visit to economically-ravaged islands of Phuket, Samui
The PM and his Cabinet are visiting Phuket and Samui…
- Covid-19 News
Officials to choose “low risk” countries for possible reduction in quarantine
The Thai government is to compile a list of countries…
- World News
China ban on inbound, outbound tour groups to continue
The Chinese government is to keep the current ban on…
- Tourism News
From 40 million visitors to 41: first STV tourists arrive
In 2019, almost 40 million tourists arrived in Thailand. Yesterday,…
- Tourism News
Health officials considering more relaxed quarantine for short-term visitors
The director-general of the Health Service Support Department says Thai…
- Tourism News
Thailand’s Health Ministry wants to reduce tourist quarantine to 10 days
Thailand’s Health Ministry is seeking to reduce the mandatory quarantine…
- Covid-19 News
Head of economic recovery panel warns of collapse if borders not re-opened now
A businessman heading up an economic recovery panel is warning…
- Covid-19 News
Thai medic cautions against reducing quarantine period for foreign tourists
On one side there is a push to re-open Thailand’s…
- Tourism News
Quarantine could be reduced to 7 days from November, if border re-opening succeeds
Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister says the mandatory quarantine period…
- Tourism News
“Phuket Model” to be re-named, expanded to all of Thailand
A much-talked-about plan to reopen Phuket to international tourists is…
- Tourism News
Tourism authority says Thailand must prepare for virus cases as part of re-opening
The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the country must re-open…
