Tourism Council drops arrivals target The Tourism Council of Thailand yesterday further dropped its tourist arrival target from 14 million to 13 million this year, and revenue target from Bt600 billion to Bt480 billion, as the political violence escalates in Bangkok. The Tourism Authority of Thailand ...

Asean keeping fingers crossed over Thai stability Asean has its fingers crossed that Thailand can now enjoy political stability and sustainable economic growth after judgement day passed without any incidence so that the Asean Economic Community will materialise by 2015, Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said yesterday. Go here ...

TAT set to tailor individual approaches to three distinct overseas market groups during 2010 The Tourism Authority of Thailand plans to tailor individual approaches to three target market groups thisyear in a bid to boost tourist arrivals by 7-10 per cent. Original source: TAT set to tailor individual approaches to three distinct overseas market groups during ...

Private sector agrees to use of Internal Security Act The government's imposition of the Internal Security Act in Bangkok from Nov 28 to Dec 14 is unlikely to cause adverse effects on the private sector or tourism, Federation of Thai Industries president Santi Wilassakdanont said on Tuesday. The Internal ...

Foreign visitors in 2009 set to reach 14 million as targetted Thailand's tourism industry, much affected by domestic political conflicts and the global economic slowdown, has now recovered with about 14 million foreign tourists expected to visit the kingdom in 2009 as earlier targeted, according to Minister of Tourism and Sports ...

Peak tourist Season : not yet in Thailand In what is supposed to be Thailand's peak tourist season, the long tail boats along the Chao Phraya river, in the heart of Bangkok, are mostly empty these days. Tour operators have never seen it so quiet in October, Al ...

Bangkok hotel and tourism market weathers the global storm Bangkok Property Journal - Over the recent twelve months, Bangkok's hotel and tourism industry has been plagued by a series of political disruptions which - fuelled by the weak global economic conditions - has had a detrimental impact on the ...

Politics hurts Club Med in Phuket Thailand Vacances Siam (Club Med) Ltd expects the performance of Club Med Phuket will improve in the third quarter of this year if local political uncertainties ease. Chavalin Rodsawaddi, the company's country marketing and sales manager, said the occupancy rate of ...

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... Read the rest here: Battered tourism sector seeks urgent government help Read More...

“I Love Thailand” project intend to restore kingdom’s image Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva reiterated in his Sunday's television programme that the "I love Thailand" project, which was launched on Saturday, is intended to restore Thailand's image which has been badly damaged during the past few years. View original here: "Love Thailand" ...