KORAT GEARS UP ‘GREEN BOX’ REOPENING

This article was originally found on Bangkok Post. Nakhon Ratchasima: Authorities and business operators in this northeastern province are gearing up to welcome tourists back under...

UNESCO DECLARES CHIANG MAI’S DOI CHIANG DAO AS NEW BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Unesco has approved Chiang Mai’s Doi Chiang Dao as a new biosphere reserve – the fifth site in Thailand to receive the prestigious listing.

Event sector at the cusp of sustainable transformation?

Virtual events, carbon reduction targets and changing the narrative for in-person meetings — what's next as the industry faces a renewed green calling.

Phuket's Rebound - Revive the Heritage, Rebuild the Business

As the pandemic—hopefully—dwindling, Phuket’s younger generation entrepreneurs are trying to rebuild the island’s visitor economy with the revival of...

Sputnik jabs jog Phuket confidence

Tourism stakeholders in Phuket believe the health ministry’s emergency approval of the Russian Sputnik vaccine could boost travel to the Thai island in the fourth quarter of the year

DOMESTIC MICE SEGMENT KEY TO BOOSTING BUSINESS TRAVEL

The domestic MICE segment is anticipated to drive the industry for at least three years as international business travel remains stagnant, says TICA...

THAI CABINET ANNOUNCES 26 APRIL NATIONAL MICE DAY

To emphasize the importance of the MICE industry, the Thai government announced 26 April as National MICE Day, probably the first in Asia...

Leading by example

As Chulalongkorn University's mRNA-based ChulaCov 19 vaccine begins human testing, a quick return to normalcy is on the cards...

TCEB eyes small groups to spur MICE

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) aims to attract small corporate groups under the Phuket sandbox scheme as the MICE...

Thailand mulls a four-phase reopening

Thailand is cautiously heading to a phased reopening that is likely to kick-off this April but the doors may not fully open to welcome tourists until January 2022...

Anutin gets first Covid jab as vaccinations finally begin

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul became the first person in the country to get a shot of vaccine against the novel coronavirus on Sunday morning...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IATA TRAVEL PASS

IATA hopes the app will unlock global travel and counter the potential for fraudulent Covid certificates...

ACCOR LAUNCHES HYBRID MEETING SOLUTION POWERED BY MICROSOFT TEAMS

Accor has launched its new hybrid meeting concept powered by Microsoft Teams, touted to reset the bar on the event experience...

FIRST GOLF QUARANTINE GROUP ARRIVES IN THAILAND

Pilot villa quarantine scheme allows pre-approved foreign visitors to move about resort freely, after arriving in a travel "bubble"...

MICE travel may never fully recover from COVID-19

Meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions (MICE) tourism was one of the first types of tourism to be impacted by the global spread of Covid-19 ...

Govt lines up digital hub

Ambitious plans to become Asean leader. Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta opens the Bangkok Post's '5G: The Game Changer' conference at the Centara...

TCEB HOSTS A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

"THAI MICE AND THE POST-COVID-19 NEW NORMAL" SETTING THE STAGE TO RESTART THAI MICE WITH A CHANGING LANDSCAPE...

Thai-Muslim Trade Association to go ahead with World Halal Fest 2020

Bangkok — The Thai Muslim Trade Association (TMTA) and CentralWorld Shopping Complex will organize a “World Halal Fest 2020”....

Revenue per room uptick projected

Despite hotels in Thailand tallying a 6% plunge in revenue per available room (RevPar) in 2019, the prospect of 40 million tourist arrivals this year...