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  • Tourism NewsHalf a million travellers passed through Suvarnabhumi Airport during Songkran
    PeteThursday, April 21, 2022
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    Half a million travellers passed through Suvarnabhumi Airport during Songkran

    During the Songkran holiday, the number of travellers passing through Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) more than doubled. Between April 9 to 18, the main airport saw 585,100 people, a 119% increase compared to 2021 (when there was very little international travel). Some million passengers were expected to pass through the country’s 6 Airports and Thailand airport turnstiles during Songkran. The numbers…

  • Tourism NewsTest and Go report card and arrivals – First 10 days of February
    ThaigerSaturday, February 12, 2022
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    Test and Go report card and arrivals – First 10 days of February

    The CCSA has had their first report card for Thailand’s Covid situation following the reopening of the Test & Go program on February 1. After a doubling of daily infections over the past 2 weeks, there were fears that the CCSA may tighten restrictions. But, in the end, nothing was changed at the bi-weekly meeting. Even the provincial zonings remain…

  • Tourism NewsFirst 10 days of February arrival figures for Thailand – Test & Go V2 “sluggish”
    ThaigerFriday, February 11, 2022
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    First 10 days of February arrival figures for Thailand – Test & Go V2 “sluggish”

    So who is travelling to Thailand at the moment, and how many are coming through the turnstiles? For the first 10 days of February, there was a total of 55,823 travellers entering Thailand. 23,036 travellers entered on the Test and Go program, another 27,667 through the Sandbox scheme and 5,120 arrived to do the Alternative Quarantine program at a qualified…

  • Tourism NewsChinese New Year uptick in BKK arrivals, but mostly domestic
    Tim NewtonSaturday, January 29, 2022
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    Chinese New Year uptick in BKK arrivals, but mostly domestic

    More than 450,000 travellers will going through the turnstiles at Bangkok’s main airport Suvarnabhumi between January 26 and February 7, including the annual Chinese New Year celebrations. But they’re not all from overseas, indeed the majority, some 349,000 travellers, are domestic. The airport’s GM reports that 115,931 international travellers will be travelling through BKK during the 14 day period. That’s…

  • Krabi NewsKrabi tourism playing the sandbox waiting game
    Bill BarnettTuesday, June 8, 2021
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    Krabi tourism playing the sandbox waiting game

    Press Release Over one million passengers went through Krabi Airport in 2020, despite the pandemic. One of Thailand’s most idyllic and naturally blessed resort destinations, Krabi, is quietly waiting in the wings to follow Phuket into the tourism sandbox. As the Thai resort island set’s its sights on the first of July reopening to international travelers, its Andaman neighbor is…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok car riders must wear face masks if 2 or more people in car
    Ann CarterTuesday, April 27, 2021
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    Bangkok car riders must wear face masks if 2 or more people in car

    Bangkok car riders now must wear a face mask if more than 2 people are in the car. The City Hall made the announcement yesterday, as part of the measures by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. Family members in the same car aren’t being excluded from the rule. Questions on social media have signaled…

  • Visa InformationThailand threw a tourism party. No one arrived.
    ThaigerSunday, January 17, 2021
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    Thailand threw a tourism party. No one arrived.

    OPINION The Thai Government, flushed with the success of their containment of Covid-19, decided to market the Land of Smiles to the world as the safe place to travel. With the annual wet season starting to weaken the tourists would flock back to the S E Asian country that had such remarkable success containing, then almost eradicating, itself of the…

  • Thailand NewsThai VietJet offers passengers change of flights during Covid outbreak
    ThaigerMonday, January 4, 2021
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    Thai VietJet offers passengers change of flights during Covid outbreak

    Thai VietJet, along with all the other Thai domestic airlines, is being impacted by a drop in traffic during the current list of restrictions during the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand. According to Thai Residents, “for passengers who booked tickets and made payments before January 1, 2021 with travel date between January 5 – 3, 2021, can change their travel…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Army deny Twitter spin, “Don’t Reopen”, English proficiency low | Nov 27
    ThaigerFriday, November 27, 2020
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    Thailand News Today | Army deny Twitter spin, “Don’t Reopen”, English proficiency low | Nov 27

    Last day of the week. Thought we’d go outside. Bad idea! Welcome to Friday’s Thailand News Today. Royal Thai Army denies claims about Twitter campaign to spread pro-government propaganda Following a shutdown of 926 Twitter accounts linked to the Royal Thai Army, documents were leaked of what appears to be a contract between the Army and a private company supposedly…

  • Transport NewsBoeing’s 737 MAX takes its next step to re-enter commercial service
    ThaigerThursday, November 19, 2020
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    Boeing’s 737 MAX takes its next step to re-enter commercial service

    The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved the next step for the beleaguered Boeing 737 MAX to resume commercial flights after a 20 month grounding. But the factors that partly contributed to the plane’s grounding have not been addressed leaving the plane reliant on software to control its flying characteristics. The plane, a fourth generation makeover of 50 year old…

  • Covid-19 NewsForeigners who test positive for C19 in Thailand won’t be able to use the public health system
    ThaigerSunday, November 1, 2020
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    Foreigners who test positive for C19 in Thailand won’t be able to use the public health system

    The battle to reopen Thailand’s borders is shaping up as a 3-way PR fight between economic hawks who are eager to re-open to reboot the country’s tourism industry, a government and medical officials resting on their laurels after containing the virus, and a risk-averse population who, survey after survey, indicate they are keen to keep the borders closed. In another…

  • Visa InformationFirst batch of Special Tourist Visa arrivals for Phuket ‘postponed’, no refunds
    ThaigerThursday, October 8, 2020
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    First batch of Special Tourist Visa arrivals for Phuket ‘postponed’, no refunds

    If you were a traveller, trying to get accurate information about how and when you could return to Thailand, you’d be rightfully confused. So are we. Now it emerges that the arrival of the first Special Tourist Visa travellers, headed for Phuket, has been postponed at least until the end of the month. Scheduled charter flights for Scandinavian and Chinese travellers…

  • Tourism NewsA new flaw detected on Boeing’s 787 as company’s problems mount
    ThaigerWednesday, September 9, 2020
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    A new flaw detected on Boeing’s 787 as company’s problems mount

    The problems at Boeing are starting to stack up, at a time when few airlines are ordering new planes and going through their current orders to see which order they can cancel. Boeing has now disclosed another problem with the construction of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft that could cause further delays on aircraft deliveries, and provide another headache for the…

  • Bangkok NewsPanicked passengers flee Bangkok bus – VIDEO
    ThaigerWednesday, August 26, 2020
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    Panicked passengers flee Bangkok bus – VIDEO

    Panicked passengers of a Bangkok bus could be seen fleeing yesterday after the bus driver careened across the road in a race with a rival driver on the same route to get more fares. A video on social media showed a privately run bus on Route 1 dangerously tailgating and trying to pass another bus serving the same route. The…

  • Northern Thailand News1 injured as Udon Thani bus slips of wet road
    ThaigerSunday, August 23, 2020
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    1 injured as Udon Thani bus slips of wet road

    A bus in Isaan’s Udon Thani province slipped off the road and onto is side in heavy rain last night, seriously injuring a passenger. All 19 passengers, some with minor injuries, and the driver were safely rescued, and no deaths were reported. The injured passenger was sent to hospital. Police and rescue staff were alerted to the incident, on Mittraphap…

  • Covid-19 NewsTransit passengers must have health certificate before buying ticket: CAAC
    ThaigerSaturday, July 18, 2020
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    Transit passengers must have health certificate before buying ticket: CAAC

    The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has ordered the implementation of new regulations for any international flights entering Thailand – All passengers must have a medical certificate showing that they are free of Covid-19 before booking their ticket. The move follows China’s decision to temporarily ban Thai Lion Air from flying the Bangkok-Guangzhou route and Thai AirAsia X from flying…

  • Bangkok NewsBeware overcrowding and virus transmission – PM
    Maya TaylorFriday, May 8, 2020
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    Beware overcrowding and virus transmission – PM

    Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says packed crowds in public spaces are a concern when it comes to the transmission of the Covid-19 virus. The Bangkok Posts reports that Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, the spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, says the PM wants to see more measures put in place to reduce overcrowding. Just a few days ago, a…

  • Covid-19 NewsPassenger numbers at Don Mueang airport plummet over long weekend
    Maya TaylorFriday, May 1, 2020
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    Passenger numbers at Don Mueang airport plummet over long weekend

    The number of passengers passing through Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport over the coming long weekend is expected to be just a fraction of the usual figures as a result of the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 outbreak and aircraft travel restrictions. Khaosod English reports that airport officials say they expect to see no more than 4,000 passengers a day, a…

  • World NewsAirAsia will resume some flights beginning April 29
    ThaigerSaturday, April 18, 2020
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    AirAsia will resume some flights beginning April 29

    With a dozen or more airlines, including national flag carrier Thai Airways suspending flights or completely grounding their fleets due to the Covid-19 crisis, there is a ray of sunshine. AirAsia is set to resume domestic flights, starting with the home base in Malaysia on April 29, followed by Thailand and the Philippines on May 1, India on May 4…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand’s flight arrival ban extended to April 30
    ThaigerWednesday, April 15, 2020
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    Thailand’s flight arrival ban extended to April 30

    Thailand’s nationwide ban on inbound flights was yesterday extended to at leastApril 30 by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, to help control the spread of Covid-19. CAAT’s director-general announced the extension on the agency’s webpage this morning. It is the third extension of the ban, which was first imposed back on April 3. He cited the need to maintain…

  • Covid-19 News300 more “little ghosts” returning from South Korea
    ThaigerMonday, April 13, 2020
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    300 more “little ghosts” returning from South Korea

    Health officials announced today that 300 more Thai citizens, dubbed “phee noi” or “little ghosts” in Thai, will be repatriated from South Korea over the next two days. 135 immigration detainees, accompanied by South Korean health officials, will depart tomorrow on a Jeju Air chartered flight from South Korea at 5pm Thai time. The flight will arrive at BKK at…

  • Covid-19 NewsFeverish woman spits at health workers on train – VIDEO
    ThaigerSaturday, April 4, 2020
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    Feverish woman spits at health workers on train – VIDEO

    A woman with a high fever spat on health officials who tried to offer her a face mask on a train bound for the northern province of Khon Kaen. The incident immediately sparked Covid-19 coronavirus fears and panic amongst the train’s other passengers. The 53 year old woman, whose name was withheld, boarded the train on the Kaeng Khoi-Khon Kaen route…

  • Covid-19 NewsArriving flights banned until the end of Monday – CAAT
    ThaigerSaturday, April 4, 2020
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    Arriving flights banned until the end of Monday – CAAT

    Thailand’s CAAT is stopping all passenger flights from arriving in Thailand from this morning (Saturday) until the end of Monday. The country’s Civil Aviation Authority made the order late yesterday, throwing repatriation efforts of several countries into complete confusion. Stranded visitors, hoping to get home, now find their weekend hopes of repatriation dashed. The country’s aviation regulators say the move is…

  • Covid-19 NewsDead train passenger in Prachuap Khiri Khan had coronavirus
    ThaigerWednesday, April 1, 2020
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    Dead train passenger in Prachuap Khiri Khan had coronavirus

    A train passenger found dead yesterday in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, about 240 kilometres south of Bangkok, has tested positive for Covid-19 coronavirus. The 57 year old man, who was not named, was found dead in front of a restroom after his train from Bangkok to Narathiwat in the far South stopped for a rest break, according to authorities.…

  • Covid-19 NewsMore airline cancellations as options dry up for stranded visitors
    ThaigerSunday, March 22, 2020
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    More airline cancellations as options dry up for stranded visitors

    It is becoming increasingly difficult to fly in an out of Thailand, posing more challenges for stranded foreign visitors and tourists. Last week the Thai government estimated there were some 500,000 overseas visitors currently in Thailand. Some of the latest cancellations from local carriers… • Budget airline VietJet suspended its flights to major Southeast Asian destinations, out of Vietnam, including…

  • Covid-19 NewsVisitors from 15 locations must show health certificates, insurance before boarding flights to Thailand
    ThaigerThursday, March 19, 2020
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    Visitors from 15 locations must show health certificates, insurance before boarding flights to Thailand

    Clarifying earlier reports, Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) say that it will require air travellers, whether Thai or foreign, coming from 15 locations to show health certificates proving they are free of the Covid-19 coronavirus, and proof of insurance covering virus treatment, before boarding flights to Thailand. Earlier reports were that passengers from all locations would have to present the…

  • Economy NewsAirlines offered drop in landing fees and fuel excise at Thai airports
    ThaigerWednesday, March 18, 2020
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    Airlines offered drop in landing fees and fuel excise at Thai airports

    Airlines, international and domestic, have been hit hard with the impact on travel following the Coronavirus outbreak. Over the past month there’s been daily announcements of cancellations of flights and rescheduling to cope with border closures and daily changes in the coronavirus evolution. The Thai Cabinet yesterday approved a relief package which had been proposed by the Transport Ministry for…

  • Covid-19 NewsThailand cancels visas-on-arrival and some visa exemptions for 21 countries
    ThaigerWednesday, March 11, 2020
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    Thailand cancels visas-on-arrival and some visa exemptions for 21 countries

    On top of all the changes announced in the past few days for passengers arriving in Thailand, today the government has announced an additional measure. The Thai government has now cancelled the automatic granting of the visa-on-arrival for 18 countries as well as cancelling visa exemption for three other countries in additional efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.…

  • Tourism News“Tourist arrivals to plunge 50% in first half of 2020” – Thai Tourism Minister
    ThaigerSunday, February 16, 2020
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    “Tourist arrivals to plunge 50% in first half of 2020” – Thai Tourism Minister

    Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has painted a gloomy outlook for Thailand’s previously-robust tourism industry. He says he expects tourist arrivals to plunge by 50% in the first half of 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak. His predictions are born out by sluggish arrival numbers at the country’s main airports, hotel forward bookings and ‘landing slots’ cancelled by international…

  • Tourism News2 cruise ship allowed to dock in Phuket, prompting accusations of double standard
    ThaigerFriday, February 14, 2020
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    2 cruise ship allowed to dock in Phuket, prompting accusations of double standard

    After the Netherlands-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship was turned away on Tuesday and later escorted to Cambodia, some 4,000 passengers and crew from two cruise ships were allowed to alight in Phuket yesterday, after being cleared of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. The Bahamian-flagged Seabourn Ovation anchored at Phuket’s deep-sea port yesterday, returning from Langkawi in Malaysia. The 495 vacationers and…