Archive For The “Travel & Tourism” Category
The PM is delighted that Bangkok has come out as the top destination for long-haul breaks. He said, “It is government policy to encourage tourists to stay longer in Thailand and spend more here.” He added that measures had been taken to boost tourism in the capital, including exempting visa fees and extending the time…
An immigration form for foreigners travelling to and from Thailand is still necessary for security reasons, Immigration Bureau commander Pol Maj-General Nattorn Prohsunthorn insists. Nattorn said foreign travellers are still required to fill in the “TM6” immigration form for authorities to collect information on their travel. Under Thailand’s policy to promote tourism, authorities allow citizens…
In an eloquent plea to the people of Thailand he said that their country was paradise but in ten years it would all be gone – along with all the money from tourism. The video was posted on the Facebook page of “Alexander Maxnort”. It featured a Spanish tourist called “Albero” who said this was his first visit to…
Following last weekend’s five hour immigration queue debacle Bangkok’s main airport is giving Don Muang a run for its money. Facebook users posted about the bad situation at Suvarabhumi and a Thai visa reporter on the scene can confirm that matters were some of the worst in living memory. PChang went on Facebook to say that both…
The deck chair and umbrella operators on Jomtien beach have all gone home as there were virtually no tourists and the place was filthy. Tnews made a video and took still pictures of the horrible beach covered in bloated dead fish, plastic bags and other rubbish. They reported that the sea was murky and uninviting. A few tourist stalwarts…
Around 80 percent of Thailand’s tsunami warning system needs maintenance work, the deputy director-general of its disaster prevention department said on Monday, more than ten years after the region was struck by a tsunami which caused the deaths of 226,000 people. A 9.15 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia on Dec….
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Immigration Bureau to decide whether to cancel the requirement for visitors to fill the ‘TM6’ arrival and departure form as part of measures to improve immigration procedure at airports, reduce waiting time and long queues. A Cabinet resolution had allowed use of the old TM6 form with…
Thailand is now so popular for holidays that almost 35 million foreign tourists — equivalent to half the country’s population — are expected this year. As the influx gets harder to manage, the government is shifting strategy. It’s now targeting a minimum increase in tourism revenue of about 5 percent annually instead of a particular number…
Bangkok, circa 2559: A new skyscraper opens its doors, the tallest in the city. MahaNakhon has 77 stories and measures nearly 315 m. According to the Gregorian calendar, this took place in August 2016. Its dazzling design, with a pixelated effect, as if the building has not quite finished loading, represents the new wave of…
Expanding air traffic to the region could lead to lost travel opportunities for Thailand in the future as tourists fly directly to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), say foreign tourism buyers at the Thailand Travel Mart Plus in Chiang Mai yesterday. Travel to the Mekong region is growing thanks to greater air access and…