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Articles tagged “thailand”

Tourism

Sputtering Thai Economy Spells Further Trouble for Virus-Hit Tourism Sector

Even if the sector is often hailed as a bright spot for the economy, the combined blow of a slowdown and the coronavirus will surely knock the winds out of Thailand tourism this year.

Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai Sriring, Reuters | 4 years ago

Sputtering Thai Economy Spells Further Trouble for Virus-Hit Tourism Sector

Tourism

Thailand’s Lebua Hotels Plans Public Listing to Fund New Concepts and Overseas Expansion

Deepak Ohri positioned a brand on a global scale with just one hotel. The CEO of Lebua Hotels & Resorts thinks the time has come to grow the network. But each Lebua will be different. No doubt a common trait is that each will be audacious.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Thailand’s Lebua Hotels Plans Public Listing to Fund New Concepts and Overseas Expansion
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Meetings

The Making of a Meetings and Events Destination: Why Thailand’s Future Looks Bright

Thailand is becoming one of Asia's premier business events destinations as efforts to improve its cities meetings and events infrastructure begin to pay off.

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau + Skift | 4 years ago

The Making of a Meetings and Events Destination: Why Thailand’s Future Looks Bright

Tourism

Stricter Guidelines on Elephant Tourism Put Thai Travel Agents in Quandary

The Association of British Travel Agents is recommending something that does not exist yet. Only a handful of 250 elephant camps in Thailand are observation-only, with many still offering rides and bathing with elephants. What’s an inbound travel agency to do? Where should the elephants go if everyone follows this suggestion, well-meaning as it is? The debate continues.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Stricter Guidelines on Elephant Tourism Put Thai Travel Agents in Quandary
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Tourism

The Future of Food Tourism in Thailand

Food tourism has taken over the world, and few destinations are as primed to capitalize on the trend as Thailand. Tour operators, hotels, and others in the travel sector are rapidly enhancing the ways in which visitors experience the country’s culinary offerings — and meeting planners are taking note.

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau + Skift | 4 years ago

The Future of Food Tourism in Thailand

Tourism

A Drop in European Visitors to Thailand Is a Wake-Up Call

While it focuses on arresting a drop in Chinese arrivals, Thailand should spend equal or more time assessing why European arrivals are declining. It's the higher spending market. The reasons are different, and it's time for Thailand to look internally rather than blame external factors like Brexit, the baht, and a trade war for Europe's shrinkage.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

A Drop in European Visitors to Thailand Is a Wake-Up Call

Tourism

Popular Thai Beaches Pricier Than European Resorts: It’s Not Just About the Higher Baht

It’s easy to blame the baht as the butt of the problem for a decline in European arrivals to Thailand. The issues, however, are wider and deeper than just currency appreciation.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Popular Thai Beaches Pricier Than European Resorts: It’s Not Just About the Higher Baht

Hotels

Peninsula Parent’s Thailand Dispute Shows Perils of Owner-Chain Relations

This is a high-profile case that pits a powerful Thai family against a reputable global luxury hotel brand. It also spotlights the reality that this won’t be the last of owner-and-chain disputes, especially not when times are getting harder.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Peninsula Parent’s Thailand Dispute Shows Perils of Owner-Chain Relations
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Business Travel

As Tourists Flock to Thailand, the Country’s Meetings and Events Sector Will Benefit

As meeting planners worldwide look for unique venues and programming that will wow attendees, Thailand is stepping up its meetings and incentives efforts. Big investments in infrastructure, hotels, venues, and transportation networks — not to mention top-flight food and gorgeous beaches — are already paying multi-million dollar dividends.

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau + Skift | 5 years ago

As Tourists Flock to Thailand, the Country’s Meetings and Events Sector Will Benefit

Hotels

Minor Vs. Marriott Lawsuit in Thailand Shows Risks of Chain Consolidation

Global chains and hotel owners will watch this case closely as it addresses the contentious issue of whether brand consolidation affects the ability of chains to drive business to a hotel.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Minor Vs. Marriott Lawsuit in Thailand Shows Risks of Chain Consolidation