Articles tagged “bangkok”

Airlines

Skift India Report: Air India Expands Network Through Bangkok Airways’ Interline Deal 

Travelers to Southeast Asia via Air India can now put their boarding pass or luggage worries to rest as all of this is set to get seamless.

Amrita Ghosh | 3 months ago

Skift India Report: Air India Expands Network Through Bangkok Airways’ Interline Deal 

Tourism

New Thai PM’s First Step Is to Boost Tourism

Tourism is a vital growth engine for Thailand, with its newly-elected prime minister Srettha Thavisin focused on policies to meet ambitious visitor targets while balancing the political tightrope that saw him elected.

Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat , Reuters | 4 months ago

New Thai PM’s First Step Is to Boost Tourism

Daily Lodging Report

Radisson to Open 5 Hotels in Bangkok

Radisson Hotel Group will open the Radisson Hotel Ploenchit Bangkok in Q2 2024, aiming to double its footprint in Thailand by mid-2024.

6 months ago

Daily Lodging Report

Meetings and Events Boost Southeast Asian Hotels

While leisure travel has shown the most resilience in the region, much of the recent demand in Southeast Asia can be linked to meetings travel and events.

8 months ago

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Adventure Tourism to Get Infrastructure Boost

With long coastlines, towering hills and vast waterbodies, India's topography is conducive for a range of adventure activities, but not at the cost of inadequate vigilance and poor risk assessments.

Amrita Ghosh | 8 months ago

Skift India Daily: Adventure Tourism to Get Infrastructure Boost

Hotels

Marriott-TED Talks Partnership Steps Up Hotel Co-Marketing

Extending experiential programming to the youngest travelers is a smart move in more ways than one — and can build brand loyalty for years to come. Is this the new wave of marketing partnerships in hospitality?

Carley Thornell, Skift | 1 year ago

Marriott-TED Talks Partnership Steps Up Hotel Co-Marketing

Tourism

Bangkok Welcomes First Tourists Quarantine-Free

Bangkok lifting the quarantine requirement for overseas visitors was an overdue step because Thailand needed to simplify the reopening process to attract the international visitors its economy needs.

Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters | 2 years ago

Bangkok Welcomes First Tourists Quarantine-Free

Tourism

Thailand to Reopen Bangkok to Foreign Tourists in October

It's an excellent idea to open to vaccinated travelers, but Thailand also needs to make sure its residents are protected through an improved vaccination program of their own.

Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Reuters | 2 years ago

Thailand to Reopen Bangkok to Foreign Tourists in October

Tourism

Tourism-Dependent Thailand Sees Downgrade on Economy With New Covid Outbreaks

With its low vaccination rate, the last thing Thailand needs is a prolonged outbreak. With tourists shut out, the country's debts will rise and rise.

Orathai Sriring, Satawasin Staporncharnchai and Kitiphong Thaichareon, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism-Dependent Thailand Sees Downgrade on Economy With New Covid Outbreaks

Tourism

Finding the Right Formula for Promoting Luxury Pandemic Staycations in Asia

Asia’s luxury hotels are competing for staycations with ideas, not price. A valuable outcome will be a rise in partnerships as hotels tie up with various local companies to curate new experiences to entice locals.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 3 years ago

Finding the Right Formula for Promoting Luxury Pandemic Staycations in Asia