Articles tagged “thailand”

If Thailand is serious about getting luxury bookings, it may want to parter with a publication other than the low-class Hello in the UK.

Laid back, smart and integrated design in keeping with the local environment, hard to find in these security obsessed times.

The Japanese PM Abe successfully revived an export-led economy, but tourism is a fickle business and travelers could quickly turn elsewhere when the yen begins to climb again.

It’s not just Western countries looking to benefit from the blooming Asian market, and Taiwan is smart to focus its efforts with competition abound.

The minister is right to get Thailand’s rising crime under control as a dangerous reputation can have a lasting impact on a country’s tourism revenues. Just look to Colombia’s efforts to overcome its past or India’s recent drop in tourism.

Thailand is bracing for a downturn in visitors from Korea if Kim Jong Un's nuclear war-mongering persists. Tourism to North Korea could suffer, too, unless Dennis Rodman is unswayed by it all and revisits his friend for life.

Thailand is an evergreen destination always popular with foreign tourists, but neglecting to get a handle on its crime rate will hurt tourism just as regional competition rises.

Thai law prohibits foreign ownership of tourism businesses, but illegally operating competitors have thrived for years without government intervention.

The survey seems a bit ad hoc and with a small sample size, but overall sentiment of main tourism sites being too crowded for locals is likely a valid deterring sentiment.

Thailand has enjoyed a boost in Chinese tourism for the past year, but the ultimate test for the country’s air travel capacity will be during the next two weeks with more than 3.45 million planned arrivals.