Archive for July, 2024

28 Jul, 2024

Thai tourism on track to hit 50 million by 2028 – IF peace prevails

Bangkok – Thailand’s tourism comeback forged ahead in the first half of 2024 with 17.5 million arrivals, up 35% over 12.9 million in the first half 2023. Thai tourism is on track to regain the 2019 level of 40 million this year and hit 50 million by 2028, only IF global, regional and local risks […]

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23 Jul, 2024

Political, economic conditions a bigger concern than technology, sustainability, ITB Berlin survey shows

Bangkok — More than 60% of the respondents to a survey by ITB Berlin fear “political and economic conditions” will have a bigger impact on business than either technology or climate change. The response has paved the way for a long-overdue shift in the focus of discussion at the world’s biggest travel show, as well […]

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22 Jul, 2024

Iconic samlor ignites Thai Soft Power on popular walking street in Kobe, Japan

Kobe, Japan – This distinctive Thai icon, the samlor, is “parked” right outside the sole Thai restaurant on the popular walking street in Kobe, Japan. Seen by thousands of tourists and locals every day, it is a living example of how Thai creativity ignites the Thai Soft Power brand abroad – at no cost to […]

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17 Jul, 2024

Thailand’s epic contribution to global Peace and Wisdom via Buddhist teachings

Bangkok — Buddhist scholars worldwide will hail Thailand’s epic contribution to the understanding and study of the faith with the global dissemination of a rare phonetic transcription of the Tipitaka, a vast and complex collection of the Lord Buddha’s teachings. On 16 July, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited Ambassadors and representatives of 36 […]

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10 Jul, 2024

TAT flags politics as a threat to the future of Thai tourism

Bangkok – The Tourism Authority of Thailand has publicly recognised global geopolitics as a threat to the future of tourism in the post-Covid era. Officially posted by the TAT Governor Mrs Thapanee Kiatphaibool on her Facebook page on 08 July 2024, the official recognition of this threat paves the way for it to be openly […]

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