Tourists
Updates on foreign tourism in Thailand, covering government policies, regulations, and travel statistics.
- Covid-19 News
Worst case scenario – Thailand loses 10 million tourists this year
Thailand’s tourist industry could be decimated in the wake of…
- Covid-19 News
Panic, precautions and contradictions over Thailand’s first coronavirus death
Mild panic, and a new raft of precautions pervades the…
- Phuket News
UPDATE: Phuket speedboats crash: 2 children dead, 22 injured – VIDEO
“…both boat drivers have been charged with reckless driving causing…
- Tourism News
Tourism minister mulls adding new tourist levies
The Ministry of Tourism and Sport is mulling the idea…
- Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE – 28,276 confirmed cases, many people continue to recover
The month-long outbreak of the novel coronavirus shows no sign…
- Opinion
The knock-on effect. Coronavirus hits Phuket hotels.
The Thaiger’s occasional Phuket hotel management contributor is back with…
- Phuket News
Phuket, Bangkok and Chiang Mai hard hit over ‘palpable’ tourism drop
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus, the official name for the Wuhan or…
- Covid-19 News
No confirmed coronavirus cases in Phuket, six tourists under observation
A this stage, no one in Phuket has been confirmed…
- Tourism News
Thai tourism to take hit over Coronavirus
by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com A travel ban is now…
- Phuket News
Latest Khao Lak hotel report
by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks.com Increasing hotel supply in Khao Lak…
- Transport News
Dramatic video shows high speed impact, eight British tourists injured on their way to Pattaya – VIDEO
Dramatic highway CCTV has now been released of the crash…
- Tourism News
Indian visitors to Thailand help break tourist arrival record
With a few days left to go in 2019, Thailand…
- Bangkok News
Chinese and Indian nationals arrested for fake visas, entry stamps
PHOTO: Immigration.go.th Two Chinese nationals and an Indian couple have…
- Tourism News
Thailand looks to Indian arrivals for new wave of tourism
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times With two million Indian tourists expected…
- Northern Thailand News
First chamber of Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang Cave now open to visitors
The first chamber of the cave where twelve Thai footballers…
- Northern Thailand News
Tham Luang Cave reopens to visitors in November
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation says…
- Phuket News
Phuket hotels slashing the price of rooms
by Sophie Deviller Hotels on Thailand’s most popular holiday island are…
- Events
Indian tourist numbers to Thailand steadily climbing
The number of Indian tourists coming to Thailand has doubled…
- Tourism News
Phuket Town – In CNN Travel’s “Asia’s most picturesque towns”
“Though most famous for its beaches, the Thai island of…
- Phuket News
Phuket motorcycle crash leaves one tourist dead, another injured
PHOTO: Kamala Police The Phuket News reports that an Indian…
- Tourism News
Thailand’s changing tourist demographic – the Indians
Take a walk around the markets of Pratunam in downtown…
- Tourism News
Thomas Cook demise will affect British tourism to Thailand for the rest of 2019
“British tourists have contribute between 900,000 – 1,000,000 tourists to…
- Tourism News
Welcome to Wat Samphran, unlike any Thai temple you’ve seen
The Emerald Buddha? The Grand Palace? Khao San Road? A…
- Tourism News
Police warn about the dangers of visiting Thailand, directly contradicting Tourism Minister
PHOTO: Shutterstock Following the claim of Thailand’s Tourism Minister earlier…
- Tourism News
Indian visitors to Phuket surge whilst total numbers drop
by Bill Barnett from c9hotelworks.com The soaring number of Indian…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Swimmers at Surin Beach left without lifesavers as Council removes funding
The President of the Cherng Talay OrBorTor (municipality), Ma Ann…
- Expats
Khao San Road vendors petition the BMA to postpone renovation
Street vendors in Bangkok’s chaotic ‘backpacker central’, Khao San Road,…
- Crime News
British tourist killed at Phuket resort, Norwegian charged
PHOTO: Tourist Assistance Centre A late night fight that broke…
- Tourism News
Thailand’s Koh Chang by numbers, another island on the rise
by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Despite being one of the…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Mae Sa and Tad Mork waterfalls in Chiang Mai closed
PHOTO: Mae Sa waterfall Doi Suthep-Pui National Park officials in…
- Expats
Koh Samui tourists rounded up on year long overstay
PHOTO: Naewna.com Immigration and tourist police in Koh Samui have arrested…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Parts of Erawan Waterfall closed as tourists injured
The Erawan National Waterfall officials have closed off the tier 6…
