Tourism

Foreign visitors in 2009 set to reach 14 million as targetted

Published

11 years ago

November 5, 2009

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 Chumphon Silpa-archa.

Mr Chumphon said that more than 9.8 million foreign tourists visited Thailand between January and September, while an average of 30,000 travellers arrived in the kingdom at Suvarnabhumi Airport every day in October.

He said that for 12 days in October, the country’s main airport welcomed more than 30,000 tourists daily.

By the end of December, the minister said, the number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand for this calendar year will reach or surpass 14 million, the number of visitors the ministry had earlier targeted.

Mr Chumphon added that a number of charter flights landing at the country’s renowned seaside resorts of Phuket, Krabi, Phangnga and Samui also increased in the same period, leading to full hotel occupancy in the areas.

via MCOT English News : Tourism Minister: Foreign visitors in 2009 set to reach 14 million as targetted.

Tourism

Thailand approves Special Tourist Visa (STV) for long-staying visitors

Under the STV scheme, long-staying visitors can stay in Thailand for 90 days, which can be extended twice, each for a further 90 days, up to a total length of 270 days.

Published

5 days ago

September 17, 2020

Bahar Karaman

The Thai Cabinet has approved a special tourist visa (STV) for long-staying visitors (90 days) in a bid to revive the tourism sector in Thailand.

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Tourism

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) put together exclusive travel deals for expats

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in collaboration with relevant tourism units, has put together a special fair for expats and foreigners living in the kingdom to gain access to exclusive tourism deals

Published

1 week ago

September 14, 2020

National News Bureau of Thailand

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in collaboration with relevant tourism units, has put together a special fair for expats and foreigners living in the kingdom to gain access to exclusive tourism deals similar to what Thais’ are receiving with the ‘We Travel Together’ scheme.

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Tourism

Thailand partners with Alipay and Fliggy to boost expats’ tourism

TAT campaign enables Chinese expats who live in Thailand and hold an Alipay account to enjoy exclusive deals offered by participating hotels when booking a domestic trip through Fliggy.

Published

2 weeks ago

September 10, 2020

Boris Sullivan

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in partnership with Alipay and Fliggy, has launched a strategic tourism promotion campaign to boost domestic tourism post-COVID-19 lockdown by encouraging Chinese expats living in Thailand to travel domestically.

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