The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to report that a recent poll by Booking.com across 29 countries found Thai people to be among the top nationalities who consider their country to be more hospitable than others. Thailand along with Indonesia, Mexico, Taiwan and India are the top five countries where locals believe hospitality…
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office recently organised the “Phuket Surf Fest 2019” to kick off the Phuket Surf Series 2019, scheduled from June to September, and promote tourism during the current Green Season. The Phuket Surf Fest 2019 event was held under collaboration with Patong Municipality, Surfing Thailand, Phuket Surfing Club, Quiksilver…
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The Thailand Travel Mart Plus, the country’s leading B2B travel show, opened for business on 5 June 2019, ushering in a new era of business opportunities for new buyers from new markets looking for emerging new Thai destinations. The three-day TTM+ 2019 is being held under the theme of ‘New Shades of Emerging Destinations’ as…
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Zwiększenie liczby chińskich gości przybyłych w grudniu do Tajlandii pomogło zamknąć rok 2018 łączną liczbą 38,27 miliona przyjazdów, generując przychody z turystyki w wysokości ponad dwa biliony bahtów. Według tajskiego Ministerstwa Turystyki i Sportu liczba odwiedzających wzrosła z 675 129 osób w listopadzie do 883 634 osób w grudniu, zamykając rok liczbą 10 535 955…
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The Thai Hotels Association (THA) is joining the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in its ongoing effort aimed at reducing the use of plastic. Various campaigns will encourage hotels, both THA members and independent Thai hotels, to reduce single use plastic plus motivate tour companies, travel agencies and online travel agencies to support participating hotels…
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Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Vietnam’s minister of culture, sports and tourism, also added that festivals, Buddhist tourism and cruising will be developed and promoted, as part of a united drive to diversify tourism products. He noted that while a single visa would boost cross-country travel throughout South-east Asia, the decision does not fall within the ministry…
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has curated three concepts for promoting the group of 55 secondary destinations to help develop and market their tourism economies and cultural assets in an environmentally-friendly way. These 55 provinces, which get less than four million local and foreign tourists a year, are to get increasing prominence in TAT’s…
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Over 25,000 runners from all around the world are set to return for the second edition of the “Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok 2019 presented by Toyota”, which is scheduled for Sunday, 3 February, 2019. Launched by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thailand Tri-League in cooperation with strategic partners in the public and private…
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International visitors spent more money in Thailand than in any other Asian country in 2017, according to a UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) report. The report said that Thailand recorded a total tourism expenditure of USD57 billion in 2017, ahead of Japan (USD34 billion), Hong Kong (USD33 billion), China (USD33 billion) and Taiwan (USD12 billion).…
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Malezyjski rząd od 1 czerwca 2019 roku zamierza wprowadzić opłatę wyjazdową dla turystów korzystających z linii lotniczych, by zachęcić mieszkańców do skorzystania z wakacji w kraju. Członkowie branży turystycznej wyrażają wątpliwość, czy ten ruch spowoduje oczekiwany rezultat. W czasie publikowania budżetu na rok 2019, minister finansów Malezji Lim Guan Eng wprowadził „podatek wyjazdowy” i jako…
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