Raini Hamdi, Skift
Bangkok needs more than rainmakers to be treated seriously as the world’s top city destination, and to be a strong contender for medical tourists. Here’s what's choking the city and why it’s unhealthy for tourism.
2 months ago
Randy Thanthong-Knight, Bloomberg
Art typically has to be highly interactive and publicly displayed to become the main driver in why people book a trip. Bangkok is starting to use that playbook as it seeks to build a reputation as an artsy city.
5 months ago
Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg
Thailand's military government plans to connect the country's three major airports by rail. The links would be a boon to travelers in a country that expects a record 40 million visitors this year.
7 months ago
Supunnabul Suwannakij and Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg
Some tourists these days may care less about the health risk posed by intense air pollution than a trip's Instagram photo worthiness that might get ruined by smog.
1 year ago
Anuchit Nguyen, Bloomberg
Thailand's tourism officials have had a love-hate relationship with Chinese travelers in recent years and they mainly have their sights set on marketing the country to the wealthiest segment of that market.
2 years ago
Sunil Jagtiani, Bloomberg
Thailand's airport expansion plans are designed to ensure that infrastructure keeps pace with capacity. Its controversial military government will help determine how much demand travelers have for Thai destinations and how this new capacity will factor in.
2 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
China's neighbors stand to benefit most from hundreds of millions of Chinese tourists. But as the past few months have shown, Chinese demand can shift rapidly and drastically impact local tourism economies in the process.
2 years ago
Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Associated Press
The military junta wants to take the soul out of Bangkok by ridding the city of street-food vendors. Do they know they are shooting themselves in the foot tourism-wise?
2 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
The power of the outbound Chinese traveler should not be underestimated.
3 years ago
Joyce Manalo, Skift
Another year reveals that arrivals and visitor growth in Asia continues to be the real story of international travel.
4 years ago
Joyce Manalo, Skift
It is no surprise that most of the locations are tourist destinations, with the exception of two sites in Russia.
4 years ago
Bangkok Post
While we find the term 'flashpackers' to be silly, we think the trend of cleaner, better hostels to be a compelling one that will quickly catch on.
5 years ago