Red Shirt protests affect tourist travel decisions A survey conducted by the Bangkok Poll Center indicates that almost half of Thailands foreign tourists say the ongoing political stalemate in the kingdom has greatly affected their decisions to ...

One thousand tourism businesses demand end of conflict BANGKOK, March 31 (TNA) - With the prolonged political conflict causing a huge drop in foreign visitor arrivals, about one thousand operators of businesses in Thailand's tourism industry plan to ...

Australian tourists may prefer Bali to Thailand Australian arrivals to Bali increased by 30% to 400,000 last year. Australians ranked fifth in terms of tourists coming to Thailand last year with 646,027 arrivals, a drop of 6.98% ...

Popular tourist venues in Bangkok still lively with foreign tourists The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok were still lively and crowded Saturday with foreign tourists who said they were not worried about the ongoing ...

Cabinet extends stimulus plan for tourism for another year Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday acted to extend a stimulus package for the tourism industry which would otherwise end on March 31 for another year as proposed by the Ministry of ...

Up to 30% of Chinese tourists cancelled trips to Phuket Thirty per cent of Chinese tourists have cancelled their room reservations in the southern resort town of Phuket until mid-March due to fears about Thailand’s politics and a planned mass rally by the Red Shirt protesters.Tourism Authority of Thailand TAT Phuket director Bangornrat Chinaprayoon said the political turmoil has started to have effects on the province’s tourism, especially from Chinese travellers, but has not yet impacted European visitor arrivals.

Phuket tourism not affected by Thailand’s political turmoil Despite warnings by three major tourist-providing countries warning their nationals from traveling to Thailand due to the risk of civil unrest, tourism businesses in the southern resort of Phuket is booming with no hotel room cancellations, Somboon Jirayus, president of Phuket Tourist Association, said on Sunday.

Foreign tour operators urged to avoid Bangkok destinations At least two countries - Australia and Canada - have issued advisories to their citizens to consider safety matters very carefully when travelling to Thailand, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand.

Phuket hotels fully booked for Chinese New Year Hotels in Phuket report that all rooms are fully booked this weekend for Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, Bang-orn Chinaprayoo, the tourism authority director in Phuket, said on Wednesday.

Pattaya expansion planned for Golden Tulip Boss reveals a mandate to expand the brand in south east Asia, and confirms two new signings in Pattaya signals a start to this strategic process.