Thailand Sees More Inbound Chinese Flights During Spring Festival
BANGKOK, Thailand is expected to welcome more Chinese flights during the Spring Festival, following China’s optimisation of the COVID-19 response, Thai transport authorities said yesterday. From Jan 19 to Jan 25, 240 flights from China have been scheduled to…
Pain and fever relief medications being bought up by Chinese tourists
Pain and fever relief medications are running out at some pharmacies in Bangkok, particularly in areas where there is a high concentration of tourists from China, according to a random survey conducted by Thai PBS reporters.Nawat Chevapruek, a pharmaci…
TAT aims to make the whole year high season for travel in Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to make the whole year a high season for travel, to boost both domestic and inbound tourism, according to Parichart Boonclai, TAT Executive Director of Advertising and Public Relations. The strategy is to p…
Thailand’s tourism sector keen to welcome Chinese tourists back
Thai tourism businesses in Chiang Mai and Phuket are keen to welcome the return of Chinese visitors, after about three years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Chinese Government lockdowns.Worapote Chatkanchana, president of the Chiang Mai Sky…
Two musical events expected to snarl up Bangkok traffic this weekend
Bangkok motorists are advised to avoid certain roads today (Saturday) and tomorrow due to two major events which are expected to attract big crowds. The first is the Blackpink World Tour (Born Pink) concert, by the famous South Korean…
Three ministries to meet Thursday to prepare for return of Chinese tourists
The Thai Government has assigned a special budget to take care of foreign tourists, including those from China, in case they are infected with COVID-19 on arrival and require medical treatment, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Tuesday). …
Bangkok Film Festival to be held January 20th-22nd
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, in cooperation with the Office of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Nation Group, will hold the Bangkok Film Festival 2023 between January 20th and 22nd at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. The event will…
Bringing Thailand and South Korea even closer through art
Thailand and Korea share no borders and are 6 hours away by plane, yet everything Korean has become part of Thai life including music, food and TV series. The ties are further strengthened as trade and cultural exchanges grow and…
Digital TV operators cry foul over “unfair” World Cup broadcast rights allocation
Digital television operators submitted a petition to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) today (Monday), demanding equal World Cup 2022 broadcast rights for all terrestrial transmission platforms, including digital terrestrial television broadcast. The petition, from the Association of…
“Si Than KKU Festival 2022” is concluded, with achievement of KKU’s standpoint in adding economic values to former tradition and cultural nurturing
November 8, 2022 – Khon Kaen University ended the “Si Than KKU Festival 2022”, with the great krathong floating activity, which began at 17:00 p.m. The traditional krathong procession moved from Kalapaphruek Road and reached Si Than Gate at 18:45…