virtualreview

thailand: news and opinion

Thai tourism still growing despite sluggish economy

(BangkokPost.com) - Thailand’s tourism growth between the first and third quarters recorded 3.49 per cent, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kohsurat. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Sun, Nov 23 2008

see also:

13 Jun 08 visit Minister of Tourism@"Tourism Policy For MICE Industry"  »  YouTube videoH.E.Weerasak Kowsurat Minister of Tourism and Sports will be speaking on the topic "Policy of Mainstream Tourism which Benefits the MICE Industry"at the upcoming Lunchon organized by the Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (TICA) Scheduled to be...
21 May 07 visit Thai tourism earnings rise  »  Bangkok Post Tourism revenues are rising in Thailand, Tourism and Sports Minister Suvit Yodmani said Monday, and the government this week will discuss strategies to further boost tourism, Tourism and Sports Minister Suvit Yodmani said Monday.
23 Jul 09 visit Tourism plunges 22 per cent  »  Bangkok Post The tourism industry has suffered its deepest slump in many decades with the number of visitors expected to be down 22 per cent on last year, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand chairman Kongkit Hiranyakij.
14 Jun 08 visit Panel wants PM to help boost tourism in Chiang Mai  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – A committee in Chiang Mai proposed Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to help solve the sluggish tourism situation in the province.
09 Aug 08 visit Tourism in Hat Yai sluggish after bombings  »  Bangkok Post Hotel occupancy in Thailand's normally vibrant business and tourism metropolis of Hat Yai of Songkhla southern province is sluggish as only 40 per cent of the district's hotel occupancy has been filled, mostly by Malaysian and Singaporean tourists on...
17 Mar 09 visit Tourism fund not enough for all  »  Bangkok Post The five-billion-baht fund for tourism operators is not enough for them to all survive the slump, said Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silpa-archa.

« Today's Stories