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Thailand records 8.6 million foreign tourist arrivals in Jan-April
Thailand received 8.6 million foreign arrivals in the January-April period, with spending of 353 billion baht (US$10.45 billion), a government official said on Friday.The government expected more than 520,000 foreign tourists in the week of May 1-7, government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement. ...
Thailand sees 6m foreign tourist arrivals in Q1: govt
The government expects there to be about 6 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of the year as the vital tourism sector gathered momentum, an official said on Friday. The country is forecasting between 25 million to 30 million foreign tourists this year, with ...
Govt targets B882bn in local tourism revenue next year
The government aims to generate at least 882 billion baht in domestic tourism revenue next year from government measures to revive the struggling sector after a major slump in foreign arrivals.The economy suffered its deepest fall in more than two decades last year, with the ...
Govt targets 3m foreign tourists this year
Thailand is targeting three million foreign tourists this year, tied to a phased reopening to vaccinated visitors later this year, the state tourism agency said on Wednesday.The target is lower than the four million tourists projected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in April, ...
Govt plans B100bn soft loans to help tourism, services
The government plans 100 billion baht of new soft loans to help small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the tourist and services sector hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister said on Monday.The loans will offer more relaxed conditions than the central bank’s 500-billion baht ...
February tourist arrivals slump 42.8% y-o-y
Tourist arrivals in Thailand sank 42.78% in February from a year earlier after a 2.46% rise in the previous month, due to the coronavirus outbreak, tourism ministry data showed on Monday.A total of 2.06 million tourists in February spent about 103.7 billion baht, down 43.9% ...
Tourism Ministry considers collecting tourism fees
The Ministry of Tourism and Sport has introduced the idea of collecting fees from international visitors for the renovation of tourism attractions and natural resources, as well as providing insurance benefits specifically for tourists.The Tourism Ministry recently held its first workshop to gather opinions from ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Blockchain VAT refunds this month
The Finance Ministry plans to adopt blockchain-based value-added tax (VAT) refund service for foreign tourists, starting from the end of this month.The blockchain technology for VAT refunds should speed up the process for tourists as details of their purchases will be immediately shared with the ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
