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Global Sustainable Tourism Market by Offering, End Users and Region
Tourism is the reason why several countries are surviving even in the most troubled times. It is of utmost importance when it comes to ensure their economic growth. Tourism brings along multiple benefits for the country that hosts tourists. It doesn’t just boost the revenue in terms o...
TAT's 2023 marketing plan will direct Thai tourism toward high-value and sustainable growth
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled its marketing strategy for 2023, which will maintain the objective of revitalising and transforming Thai tourists while focusing more emphasis on the sector's recovery to achieve stronger and more inclusive tourism growth.
The ann...
Radical surgery is transforming Thailand's travel industry into a medical tourism hotspot
No industry was hit harder than tourism during the Covid-19 outbreak when travel bans and lockdowns shut down the engine that powered nearly 12% of Thai GDP.
Now, the government is focusing on medical tourism to entice international visitors back to the Kingdom and kick-start a new trav...
TOCA BLOCKCHAIN INVESTMENT TO BUILD AN ORGANIC TOURISM PLATFORM
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is entering the third and most important phase of its partnership with the Thai Organic Consumer Association (TOCA), in which it will invest in the TOCA platform to transform it into a blockchain-based ecosystem that connects organic farmers, industry, and ...
The Tourism Authority of Thailand Promotes Sports Tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is encouraging the country’s business sector to host sport-based tourism activities in an attempt to boost the tourism sector and keep up with the global trends.
On Tuesday, the deputy governor of TAT, Apichai Chatchalermkit, said that sports tour...
Thailand's tourism industry will be impacted by the increasing crisis in Eastern Europe
As the world watched Russia shell Ukraine over the last week, the international community has retaliated with a slew of penalties on Vladimir Putin.
Nations are expressing their opposition to the assault in a variety of ways, including finance, commerce, travel, international sporting e...
Thailand's tourism industry will be impacted by the increasing crisis in Eastern Europe
As the world watched Russia shell Ukraine over the last week, the international community has retaliated with a slew of penalties on Vladimir Putin.
Nations are expressing their opposition to the assault in a variety of ways, including finance, commerce, travel, international sporting e...
Thailand Eases Pre-Arrival Covid Testing Requirements, Attracts More Indian Tourists
The Tourism Authority of Thailand recently cited a survey that showed that Thailand is amongst the top three countries on Indians’ desired travel destinations.
Last week, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration of Thailand approved to lift the requirement of Covid testing...
MoC Signed Between Emirates and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), for promotion of tourism in Thailand.
The agreement entails joint cooperation of both, Emirates and the tourism body, to explore collaborative initiatives which will benefit both the part...
The Culturally Enriched Five-Day Thailand Tourism Festival 2022 Has Officially Opened in Bangkok
Arranged by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the Thailand Tourism Festival (TTF), has officially opened for the 40th time and it will be running until Tuesday, 22 February, at the iconic park of Bangkok, Lumphini Park, which has primarily...
UAE, the Medical Tourism Hub Offering Easy Visas and Excellent Healthcare
It is safe to say that the UAE is now a hub for cosmetic and medical treatment, and all the credit goes to the excellent-quality healthcare facilities and the very professionally designed system. According to UAE's digital platform, the patients do not have to wait that long, they can easily ...
Thailand Welcoming Tourists without Quarantine Compulsions
Since Tuesday, Thailand has started to welcome fully vaccinated tourists from all countries without the mandate of quarantine in its latest step to revive the country’s economic recovery and tourism sector.
Visitors from all regions and countries can apply for quarantine-free entr...
Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Ministry Proposes the Restart of the Test & Go Scheme
The tourism officials in Thailand are urging the government to reopen its registrations for the Test & Go scheme for quarantine free travel.
The Thai Public Health Ministry and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports are planning to submit a proposal to the country’s Centre f...
Omicron Affects Tourism Recovery in Thailand
Although Thailand was beginning to see a boost in its tourism sector when the company opened up for foreigners in November last year, the new wave of Omicron has washed away the prospects of any recovery in 2022.
Businesses need to learn to quickly adapt to the changes brought by the vi...
S. KOREA’S CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ON TOURISM DECLINES IN 2020
Highlights –
- S. Korea’s consumption expenditure on tourism declines in 2020.
- Foreigners' spending in the domestic tourism and leisure sector plunged by nearly 80%.
- Foreigners' spending plummeted 76.6 percent to 1.66 tril...
JAPAN’S NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS DROPPED TO 93.6% IN MARCH
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- Japan’s number of foreign visitors dropped to 93.6% in March.
- The year-on-year number reportedly marked the 18th consecutive month of decline.
- The number although did rise to 4,900 from February.
- Due to t...
FOREIGN TOURISTS VISIT IN S. KOREA FALLS IN A MONTHLY AVERAGE IN 2020
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- Foreign tourists visit in S. Korea falls in a monthly average in 2020.
- KTO reported foreign travellers to be only 9,722 per month from April to December last year.
- In 2020, visitors from China averaged 340 a month in the...
THAILAND’S TOURISM AUTHORITY WANTS TO ENABLE CRYPTOCURRENCY PAYMENTS
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• Thailand primarily wants to target Japanese tourists to visit the country
• Cryptocurrency transactions are w...
FOREIGN VISITORS IN JAPAN FALL BY 98.3% IN JANUARY 2020 AMID PANDEMIC
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- Foreign visitors in Japan fall by 98.3% in January 2020 amid pandemic.
- Visitors from Vietnam made up almost half of the arrivals at 20,000 in January.
- Visitors from China came in second, followed by South Korea.
JAPAN GOVT. REPORTS TRAVEL SURPLUS TO SHRINK 79.2 PERCENT AMID PANDEMIC
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- Japan Govt. reports travel surplus to shrink 79.2 percent amid pandemic.
- Japan's travel balance in 2020 logged black ink in 2020.
- The primary income balance showed a surplus of 20.72 trillion yen.
- Imports d...