We Travel Together

  • Thailand NewsThai govt owes 100 million baht to hospitality industry

    Thai govt owes 100 million baht to hospitality industry

    An MP from the Democrat Party revealed that the Thai government owes about 100 million baht to hundreds of hotels across Thailand that joined the tourism-boosting campaign “We Travel Together.” The We Travel Together campaign was launched two years ago to boost Thai tourism affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative offered a 40% discount on hotels, flights, or food…

  • Tourism NewsHoteliers less than enthusiastic about government’s tourism stimulus scheme

    Hoteliers less than enthusiastic about government’s tourism stimulus scheme

    Hotel operators have given a mixed response to a Tourism Authority of Thailand proposal for the new phase of the domestic tourism stimulus campaign. The TAT have suggested that hotels could offer a 50% discount on an extra 1 million room nights, in addition to the government’s offering under the “We Travel Together” scheme. According to a Bangkok Post report,…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | 4th vaccine booster dose now available for 10 provinces

    Thailand News Today | 4th vaccine booster dose now available for 10 provinces

    Residents, both Thai and foreign, in 10 Thai provinces, will be offered a fourth Covid vaccine dose ahead of the return of the Test & Go entry scheme. The Public Health Ministry has confirmed that a fourth dose is being offered to provinces that are heavily reliant on tourism or where the infection rate is high.Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca…

  • Tourism NewsDomestic tourism stimulus scheme gets 9-billion-baht budget approval for phase 4

    Domestic tourism stimulus scheme gets 9-billion-baht budget approval for phase 4

    The government’s domestic tourism stimulus scheme enters phase 4 from February, with Cabinet approving a 9-billion-baht budget. “We Travel Together’ (Rao Tiew Duay Kan) will run until July, according to a government spokesperson. According to a Thai PBS World report, participants can benefit from a 40% discount on hotel rates, up to a maximum of 3,000 baht a night and…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s “We Travel Together” scheme generates 5.19 billion baht in third phase

    Thailand’s “We Travel Together” scheme generates 5.19 billion baht in third phase

    Thailand has earned a total of 5.19 billion baht for the tourism industry since its reopening with the endowment from the government’s third phase of subsidy called “We Travel Together,” or “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” in the Thai. Government spokesperson Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana says that 909,937 people had registered to enter Thailand, with 1.3 million rooms in 4,113 hotels already reserved,…

  • Tourism NewsTourism sector not getting its hopes up over domestic travel

    Tourism sector not getting its hopes up over domestic travel

    Those working in Thailand’s tourism sector aren’t getting their hopes up about a big boost to domestic travel any time soon. Wutthiphum Jurangkool, chief executive at Nok Air, says ongoing concerns about Covid-19, coupled with weak purchasing power, will make this November very different to last. “Domestic tourism reached its peak last November, thanks to low infection rates and the…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Dry Songkran, Prayut’s ‘spare’ political party, protest on NOW | March 24

    Thailand News Today | Dry Songkran, Prayut’s ‘spare’ political party, protest on NOW | March 24

    It’s going to be another dry Songkran in Bangkok. Last year the annual Thai New Year celebrations were cancelled altogether. This year it will be Songkran without much of the celebration. No water gun flights. No buckets of water poured over… well just about everybody. City officials say strict measures will be in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19…

  • Thailand News“We Travel Together” plan to boost domestic tourism expanded

    “We Travel Together” plan to boost domestic tourism expanded

    Thai lawmakers are giving the third phase of the government’s “We Travel Together” scheme a green light to continue boosting domestic tourism. PM Prayut Chan-o-cha along with other lawmakers approved the scheme, titled “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” in Thai, which is a programme that subsidises hotel bookings. The scheme’s third phase is set to cover an additional 2 million people…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Island Party Crackdown | January 28

    Thailand News Today | Island Party Crackdown | January 28

    Around 9,000 people will face criminal charges for allegedly defrauding the “We Travel Together” subsidy scheme which was launched to stimulate the local tourist economy and to help hotels and restaurants ravaged from the long list of restrictions and international border closure. The national police chief says the police plan to prosecute around 9,000 people for conspiring with hotel operators…

  • Thailand NewsAround 9,000 people to face charges for allegedly defrauding travel subsidy scheme

    Around 9,000 people to face charges for allegedly defrauding travel subsidy scheme

    Around 9,000 people will face criminal charges for allegedly defrauding the “We Travel Together” subsidy scheme which was launched to stimulate the economy and to help hotels and restaurants that were struggling after the lack of travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. The national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk says the police plan to prosecute around 9,000 people for conspiring with…

  • Thailand NewsHotels and restaurants raided, 50 arrested for allegedly cheating “We Travel Together” subsidy scheme

    Hotels and restaurants raided, 50 arrested for allegedly cheating “We Travel Together” subsidy scheme

    Several hotels and restaurants in Phuket and Chaiyaphum were raided this morning and 50 people were arrested for allegedly stealing from the government subsidy scheme “We Travel Together.” The scheme was launched to help businesses that were financially hit by the lack of tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic and to stimulate the battered economy. Last month, the Tourism Authority of…

  • Tourism NewsDomestic tourism subsidy extended, 200,000 rooms booked in first 12 hours

    Domestic tourism subsidy extended, 200,000 rooms booked in first 12 hours

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand says an extension to the domestic tourism stimulus campaign has led to 200,000 hotel room bookings within the first 12 hours. TAT governor, Yuthasak Supasorn, says average bookings before the extension were around 50,000 – 60,000 a day. Transactions under the scheme are now being closely monitored, following the discovery of fraudulent bookings during the…

  • Tourism NewsNew Year bookings slow amid delay in tourism subsidy

    New Year bookings slow amid delay in tourism subsidy

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the delay in extending the domestic travel stimulus scheme is hurting bookings over the western New Year period. The addition of 1 million room nights has been postponed while officials look into multiple claims of fraud. TAT and the Tourism and Sports Ministry have filed a police report against more than 500 hotels and…

  • Thailand NewsHundreds of tourism operators face fraud charges for allegedly cheating subsidy scheme

    Hundreds of tourism operators face fraud charges for allegedly cheating subsidy scheme

    Hundreds of tourism operators face fraud charges for allegedly cheating the government’s “We Travel Together” subsidy scheme which was intended to help tourism businesses financially hit by the coronavirus pandemic and stimulate travel. Instead of lowering prices to draw in more travellers, some hoteliers and restaurateurs allegedly raised their prices to get more subsidies. The scheme paid 40% of room…

  • Tourism NewsAddition of 1 million hotel nights delayed as fraud detected in domestic travel scheme

    Addition of 1 million hotel nights delayed as fraud detected in domestic travel scheme

    The government’s plan to add 1 million hotel nights to its domestic tourism stimulus campaign has hit a snag, amid reports of fraud. Officials say irregularities have been detected in the transactions of around 514 hotels and other businesses registered with the scheme. The revelation comes as officials investigate allegations of fraud in the government’s co-payment scheme, “Let’s Go Halves”…

  • Economy NewsCabinet approves extension, upgrade of stimulus measures, welfare payments

    Cabinet approves extension, upgrade of stimulus measures, welfare payments

    The government has given the green light to the extension and refinement of a number of economic stimulus schemes and welfare payments. 43.5 billion baht has been set aside to fund an extension of the current co-payment scheme and the welfare card program. It’s understood 22.5 billion baht will go to phase 2 of the co-payment scheme, with 21 billion…

  • Tourism NewsTourism authority calls for expansion of domestic travel stimulus scheme

    Tourism authority calls for expansion of domestic travel stimulus scheme

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand is calling on the government to improve the existing domestic travel stimulus programme, in the hope of boosting home-grown tourism. The current scheme provides Thai tourists with a 40% subsidy on hotel rates, up to a maximum of 3,000 baht a night, for 10 nights. It also subsidises air fares to a maximum of 2,000…

  • Tourism NewsGovernment pledges help for Phuket tourism industry

    Government pledges help for Phuket tourism industry

    As Phuket’s tourism industry continues to fight for survival amid ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the PM is ordering an advisory team to finish work on recovery proposals received from the private sector and submit them to the government’s Covid-19 task force for approval. Danucha Pichayanan, from the National Economic and Social Development Council, says this is expected to happen shortly, as…

  • Tourism NewsDomestic tourism stimulus campaign set to be extended

    Domestic tourism stimulus campaign set to be extended

    Officials are discussing an extension to the domestic tourism stimulus package, following the approval of additional public holidays between now and the end of the year. The extra holidays will take place between November 19 and 22, and again from December 10 to 13, as the government continues its efforts to boost domestic tourism. Thailand’s tourism industry has been left…

  • Tourism NewsChon Buri proves most popular in domestic tourism stimulus package

    Chon Buri proves most popular in domestic tourism stimulus package

    Although the uptake of incentives offered under the government’s domestic travel stimulus package is lower than expected, Chon Buri is proving a hit. The Pattaya News reports that nearly 34,000 room bookings have been made at hotels in the eastern province under the “We Travel Together” rebate scheme. This is more than in other seaside destinations popular with domestic tourists,…