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News Thailand Tourism: Tourism Authority of Thailand looks at drought impact

Published on: Friday 26 July 2019
Tourism Authority of Thailand looks at drought impact
News source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1719727/tourism-authority-of-thailand-looks-at-drought-impact

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to conduct a study on the impact of severe drought on the tourism industry as many parts of the country are likely to endure a prolonged shortage of rain this year.

News Thailand Tourism: Thailand’s tourism industry gets jitters after currency surges, visitor numbers from China fall

Published on: Sunday 28 July 2019
Thailand’s tourism industry gets jitters after currency surges, visitor numbers from China fall
News source: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3020450/thailands-tourism-industry-gets-jitters-after-currency-surges

Chinese tourists account for more than a quarter of all Thailand’s foreign visitors, but their numbers were down by 5 per cent annually in the first six months. Meanwhile, the baht appreciated 12 per cent against China’s yuan.

News Thailand Tourism: Visa Policies Fail to Keep Up With India’s Growing Travel Market

Published on: Thursday 11 July 2019
Visa Policies Fail to Keep Up With India’s Growing Travel Market
News source: https://skift.com/2019/07/12/visa-policies-fail-to-keep-up-with-indias-growing-travel-market/

That’s a shame. Indian travelers are a legitimate, growing source for the global tourism industry. Thailand understands that; Australia not yet. Maybe it’ll take a cricket match to change that. ...

News Thailand Tourism: Thailand court sentences killer of German tourist to death

Published on: Friday 12 July 2019
Thailand court sentences killer of German tourist to death
News source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/thailand-court-sentences-killer-german-165820081.html

A Thai man has been sentenced to death for raping and murdering a German tourist on a popular resort island. The Chonburi provincial court, in a ruling on Friday, sentenced Ronnakorn Romruen to death after he confessed.

News Thailand Tourism: Man sentenced to death for rape and murder of German tourist in Thailand

Published on: Friday 12 July 2019
Man sentenced to death for rape and murder of German tourist in Thailand
News source: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3018409/man-sentenced-death-rape-and-murder-german-tourist

A Thai garbage collector has been sentenced to death for the grisly rape and murder of a German tourist holidaying on a beach island. Ronnakorn Romruen was arrested in April, hours after the bloodied ...

News Thailand Tourism: Southwest Airlines' fall-travel sale, with prices starting at $49, ends Thursday

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
News source: https://www.chron.com/life/travel/article/Southwest-Airlines-fall-travel-sale-with-prices-13938588.php

From our e-commerce partner: Houston to Bangkok, Thailand $511 to $555 Tickets for inter-island travel are valid between Sept. 3 through Nov. 2, 2019. The airline began service between Honolulu on ...

News Thailand Tourism: Tourism Authority of Thailand Unveils “A-B-C Strategy” for Emerging Destinations

Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
News source: http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news19/66-TourismThailand.shtml

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has adopted a simplified “A-B-C Strategy” to promote emerging tourist destinations by creating inter-linked, theme-related travel routes that its says better ...