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Articles tagged “thailand”

Online Travel

Thailand’s hotel industry needs some help with technology

The growth of digital tools for the tourism industry outside of Bangkok will go hand-in-hand with advances in telecommunications and banking infrastructure.

Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Bangkok Post | 12 years ago

Tourism

Strength in numbers: Thai tour agencies form alliances to reduce risks and costs

A competitive tourism market has been saturated by cheaply built companies who have learned to cut operating costs with joint online marketing and by promoting partners' packages, but have often left the consumer out of the equation.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Thai tourist survey says that security is visitors’ primary concern

Visitors to Thailand from Asia and other parts of the world pointed to security concerns as well as worries that they were being overcharged and would be ignored in a crisis situation.

Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Bangkok Post | 12 years ago

Hotels

Thailand’s interior ministry gives unlicensed hotels a reason to go legit

Thai industry officials think that lighter regulations will cause fewer hoteliers to cheat and keep their properties off the tax rolls. They've also got their fingers crossed that this move will help bring up nightly rates.

Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Bangkok Post | 12 years ago

Tourism

Video: The Asian elephants driven close to extinction by the tourism industry

A somber look behind tourists' favorite pictures reveals the stressful, sometimes deadly, transportation of elephants from Burma to Thailand, and how little is being done to stop their extinction.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Video: Thailand’s newest drug gains popularity despite government efforts

Travelers may be unaware of a drug called kratom before visiting Thailand, but 94% of surveyed Thai teens say they take it, boiling the leaves and mixing it with Coca-Cola and cough syrup.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Thailand challenged by transition from unspoiled paradise to mass-tourism destination

When your country becomes a playground for foreigners who want to misbehave and locals with dubious business practices, you're building towards temporary success rather than a destination people will care about when the next cool place comes along.

Amy Sawitta Lefevre, Reuters | 12 years ago

Thailand challenged by transition from unspoiled paradise to mass-tourism destination

Hotels

Red Planet buys stock in Tune Hotel to expand-pay-as you-go platform in Asia

The 24-property-strong AirAsia subsidiary will use the investment to expand within Asia -- as well as new properties in Scotland and Saudi Arabia -- and wherever cheap flights can carry middle class travelers.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Thailand’s Tourism Authority wants more money from high-end travelers

Thai authorities down want to make things more expensive, they just want travelers who have more money to come and spend as much of it as possible.

Skift | 12 years ago