Distressed tourism sector seeks urgent government help Amid a sharp drop in tourist arrivals to Thailand, the country s tourism agencies were alarmed and strongly urging the government to provide urgent measures to rescue the bele...

Two Thailand hotels in Asia Top ten luxury hotels Asia has long lured travellers with its fair share of exotic locations and ancient cultures. US-based luxury travel firm Kipling & Clark have issued a list of their favourite ...

Flu has limited impacts on Thai tourism: Chumpol Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silapa-archa insisted on Tuesday that the tourism industry has not been severely affected by the 2009 influenza (H1N1) outbreak.

Thai immigration issues new visa rules against “visa runs” Thai Immigration Bureau has issued a new regulation to be enforced from June 1, 2009. In a crackdown on foreigners who regularly abuse the tourist exemption rule of getting 15 days stay at border entry points, the Immigration Bureau has confirmed the following new regulation.

International hotel groups expand their interest in Phuket. International hotel groups continue to expand their interest in Phuket with announcements this week from both Summit Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Representation Australia that they have signed new deals ...

Tourism fair planned in Bangkok from May 28 to 31 To stimulate tourism in the rest of this year, Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA), Amadeus and Krungthai Card Plc planned to host a travel fair called ASEAN +3 in Bangkok ...

Swissotel Le Concorde Bangkok maintained profitability amid tough environment Although many hotels in Thailand are suffering from the tourism slump, Swissotel Le Concorde Bangkok is maintaining its profitability and also looking for opportunities to open new hotels in major ...

Free internet at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport Passengers at Bangkok s Suvarnabhumi Airport can now enjoy free Internet access while waiting to catch their flights, effective Thursday. ...

Practical Traveler: Problems, and Deals, in Thailand Will the anti-government protests in Bangkok in mid-April keep away the visitors who have been gradually returning since the tsunami of 2004?

The Thai Cabinet approves loan guarantees to help tourism sector BANGKOK, April 28 (TNA) -- The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Small Business Credit Guarantee Corporation (SBCG) as guarantor to stand behind loans taken out by small and medium-sized ...