Marauding monkeys in Lopburi subject to plan to curb their mischief
The Lopburi Municipality on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, agreeing to work together in tackling the problem. The plan…
Posing tourists injured as illegal balcony collapses
Chalit Thipkham, chief of Hang Dong district, said the accident happened at 7.30am at the resort in Ban Chang Kham Luang village in Tambon Ban Waen. The injured were public…
Polish couple face criticism for sunbathing in temple grounds in Chiang Mai
On January 16, tourist police officers in Chuang Mai Province discovered two female Western tourists who had been seen sunbathing on a grass lawn beside the ancient pagoda in Wat…
Alcohol tax reduced until end of 2024 in bid to attract more tourists
Beginning 2024, the Cabinet has approved measures recommended by the Ministry of Finance to promote Thailand as a tourism destination, with the goal of increasing revenue from foreign tourists to…
Bangkok van travelling to Hua Hin crashes and injures American tourists
A passenger van with a Bangkok licence plate collided with a rice harvesting truck with a Phetchaburi licence plate on the morning of December 19 on Petchaburi Road (Southbound) in…
Search resumed this morning for 4 missing tourists who went swimming at Pattaya beach
The search and rescue mission would be back up and running this morning, said the chief of Sawang Rojana Thammasathan Foundation, which is spearheading the operation. The four tourists, whose…
Shops in Pattaya flouting the law by selling illegal laughing gas to tourists
The Nation was tipped off that the shop, which sells legal marijuana products, was selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) on the popular tourism street in the seaside…
Why are Chinese tourists not coming to Thailand?
In 2023Thailand’s booming tourist industry is missing one key ingredient : the Chinese. From January, Thailand’s tourist industry had been licking its lips at the imminent arrival of millions of…
Consumer confidence in Thailand is at a 38-month high.
The poll did point out, though, that the total score was still below the average level of 100, showing that some risks and difficulties were still making consumers cautious and…
Songkran festival expected to bring around 18.5 billion baht
According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the Songkran holiday this week will generate 18.5 billion baht and draw over 300,000 foreign visitors.