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Recently, PM Prayut Chan-ocha announced that he expects the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Thailand will soon enter Stage 3, which constitutes a full-blown epidemic. Last Sunday 32 more Thai people officially tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing […]
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The Department of Disease Control (DDC) in Thailand has issued a mandatory travel order that will require visitors to the Kingdom to submit further personal data and contact information. The order comes in the wake […]
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There are no plans to cancel Songkran festivities this year in Thailand over Coronavirus fears, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn did say, however, that some changes to the multiday […]
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Maya Bay, perhaps Thailand’s most famous beach, is set to reopen to tourism in November of this year. Maya Bay was shut down in 2018 by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation after […]
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The Thai government is currently considering extending Songkran to 9 days in 2020 to make up for a shortfall in tourism due to the Coronavirus outbreak. If approved, Songkran–Thailand’s wild and wet new year festival–would […]
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As reports of coronavirus cases spread outside China, fear among Thai people that they too might catch the deadly virus has risen dramatically–as has anti-Chinese discrimination. There is currently no law on the books in […]
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Foreigners visiting Thailand will soon be forced to pay a 20-baht premium in order for the country to provide basic travel insurance for all tourists. The money collected at immigration will go to Thailand’s Tourism […]
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As Myanmar transitions from a closed-off country to one that is ready to welcome a huge influx of tourists, a recent report says that the Southeast Asian nation is ill-prepared to handle the flocking vacationers. […]
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After recently announcing a partnership with the Thai government, the popular short-term rental platform Airbnb has begun coordinating with local Thai officials to legitimize the website and bring it above board. In turn, Airbnb’s hosts […]
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Last week, Airbnb hosts were standing on shaky ground after the company informed them that they were breaking the law by operating in Thailand. One day later though, Airbnb eased those concerns by announcing that […]
