For the first time, the idyllic Southern Thai island resort of Phuket is to be the venue of the annual B2B trade show, the 19th Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion (TTM+) 2020. To be organised by … Continue reading
Thailand is gearing up to welcome more Vietnamese visitors, with a number of airlines increasing direct flights between both countries and adding some new routes too. The Tourism Authority of Thailand says the additional routes should help boost the number … Continue reading
With just two months to the end of the year, Thailand is now set to score more than 39 million arrivals by the end of the year, based on the current performance for January to October. The most recent Ministry … Continue reading
In 2018, international tourist arrival traffic grew by 6% to reach a total of 1.4 billion world tourists, according to research by UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. And there’s a lot more to come with international travel predicted to increase by … Continue reading
Tourism revenue for Phuket grew 6.13% to B272 billion from January through June 2019, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has reported. The news came in a release issued yesterday (Sept 4) marking tourism-revenue growth in secondary “emerging” destinations throughout … Continue reading
Thailand must invest in a central strategy to make its travel and tourism infrastructure smarter if it is going to continue to grow tourism revenue in the next decade, according to a new report released today by travel technology company … Continue reading
Phuket readies to host PHIST 2019 in the fight against environmental degradation in Southeast Asia’s idyllic island destinations. PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism) 2019 is a free-to-attend one-day conference that takes place on Thursday, September 23, 2019 at … Continue reading
Thai AirAsia will add a new international service from Phuket to Guiyang, China, effective 6 July. The new flight using an A320 will serve the Phuket – Guiyang route three times weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday according to Airlineroute … Continue reading
Expedia Group, the world’s travel platform released its latest hotel demand trends to Thailand.[1] Thai accommodation partners are enjoying steady growth as evidenced by Expedia Group’s data, which showed the overall inbound demand to Thailand has increased by 10% Year-on-Year … Continue reading
While staying at our Absolute Resorts & Hotels in Phuket, you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to innovative dining concepts to suit all appetites. Whether it’s stellar Thai food, Italian classics or a variety of fresh and … Continue reading
If you are planning to go Phuket then this GoAir offer might be a better option for you. The company is also providing cashback offer of up to Rs 250 using Paytm. New Delhi Airline companies are offering discounts on … Continue reading
Alipay, in collaboration with US polling company Nielsen, has discovered that Chinese tourists from second-tier cities have become the new engine driving the Chinese outbound tourism market, as part of their study dubbed, ‘Perspective merchant and consumers: from 2018 trends … Continue reading
The best part of being on holiday can often be the food. It’s always fun to sample the local cuisine of the destination you are visiting, and it’s equally as interesting to dine at a fancy restaurant or two. Staying … Continue reading
Thailand will be the most popular foreign destination for Russian travellers this New Year festive season, the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) has revealed. Russian’s own Sochi is the most popular domestic destination. Thailand’s beaches and Sochi’s ski resorts … Continue reading
Year-end parties for those visiting Thailand got a little more exciting with the news that tourists from 21 countries, including India, are exempt from paying fees to obtain visa on arrival for two months, December and January. To boost tourist arrivals, the … Continue reading
The recent launch of the first-ever direct flights from India to Phuket is only the beginning, says GoAir’s Managing Director Jeh Wadia. The airline has placed an order for 164 planes and have taken delivery so far of 41. “Our … Continue reading
GoAir is making Phuket their Thailand hub. GoAir- the fastest growing airline in the world made history on 11 October, 2018, when it commenced its inaugural International operations with its first non-domestic flight between Delhi (DEL), Mumbai and Phuket (HKT). The flight also marked the first-ever direct … Continue reading
While most of Thailand’s resort markets struggle with an onslaught of mass tourism, Koh Samui has remained a ‘calm in the middle of a gathering storm’ in the numbers driven industry. While low-cost airlines have tapped into Asia’s soaring consumer … Continue reading
New school semesters may be looming or already underway after the mid-year break, but that doesn’t mean families are packing away their travel gear just yet. In fact, new research from Agoda, one of the world’s fastest growing online travel … Continue reading
How much have Chinese millennials (that’s the people born after 1990) increased their spending in the last year? 80%! Research by accommodation booking portal, Hotels.com, reveals that younger Chinese spenders are pushing the boundaries of international travel, increasing their expenditure … Continue reading
Phuket found its way into another global destinations index earning 10th place among the world top places to visit, according Mastercard. Mastercard released, Tuesday, its ‘Global Destination Cities Index: Play’, a look at international destinations with the highest concentration of … Continue reading
Thailand’s great push forward on mega-transportation projects is seeing strong dividends being paid in its tourism industry. One key example is Phuket, where passenger arrivals grew by nearly 19% in the first four month of the year at the newly … Continue reading
Following the very first 2018 edition of The Michelin Guide dedicated to Bangkok, Michelin today (May 15) announced the extension of The Michelin Guide’s reach to Phuket and Phang Nga, with a new 2019 edition. The Michelin Guide Bangkok, Phuket, … Continue reading
Looking at the numbers, the new upgrade and expansion of Phuket International Airport has been a roaring success (although the renovations are ongoing and, especially the domestic terminal, are an unfinished mess right now). January through March, 2018 passenger arrivals … Continue reading
Thailand’s registered travel agencies handled 870,720 Chinese tour clients, January to March 20, according to the latest data released by the Association of Thai Travel Agents. For ATTA member companies trips from China improved 29.49%, while another important supply market, … Continue reading
Thailand’s tourism continues to heat up with arrivals increasing 14.96% over the first two months of the year, January to February. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports permanent secretary, Pongpanu Svetarundra, tourist arrivals reached 7,111,426, while revenue was … Continue reading
Tourism is the gift that keeps on giving in Thailand, thanks especially to China. Visitors from the world’s most-populous nation surged to a record 1.2 million in February, swelled by the Lunar New Year holiday period, Tourism Ministry data released … Continue reading
A strong low season and China growth has pushed Phuket International Airport past a record high 8 million threshold. One of the developing storylines is mixed-use hotel and tourism attractions highlight market maturation as retail, theme parks and entertainment ventures are … Continue reading
More than half (58%) of consumers aged 25 to 34 say they’d be likely to spend more money on a brand’s products and services if they were part of its community, according to research from content agency, Dialogue. This is … Continue reading
The CEO of China’s largest international property website has predicted huge growth in the interest in Phuket property from Chinese buyers in the upcoming “Golden Week”, which this year starting from Oct 1 will be eight-days long as the National … Continue reading
The Phuket Hotels Association is expecting the number of international direct passenger arrivals at Phuket International Airport for the high season of 2017 to 2018 to increase by between 5 per cent and 7 per cent year year-on-year. This, according … Continue reading
Airports of Thailand PCL (AOT), the country’s largest airports operator, said on Wednesday it expected revenue to grow at least 10% in the next fiscal year from October, helped by higher tourist numbers. AOT, which operates six main airports and … Continue reading
A new report from TripAdvisor has revealed that Chinese interest in travel to Thailand continues to soar, building on already strong visitor arrivals. China was found to be the country that created the most searches for Thailand on TripAdvisor in … Continue reading
Thai Airways International’s first flight from Beijing to Phuket was welcomed, Monday, by local tourism officials and the island’s deputy governor. Phuket deputy governor, Theera Anantaseriwitthaya, greeted VIPs invited for the trip and 14 Chinese travel agents who were accompanied … Continue reading
The Expedia group, the world’s largest online travel company that includes Expedia.com, Hotels.comand other leading online travel brands, has released 2016 full-year data revealing the trends in hotel demand from international visitors to Thailand last year. Understanding the travel patterns of these visitors … Continue reading
C9 Hotelworks has released an insightful analysis titled Phuket Russian Tourism Market. Last year the rebounding segment contributed an estimated THB30 billion (approximately USD848 million to the island’s economy. One clear cut metric of the attraction of Phuket for visitors … Continue reading
Demand indicators continue to be strong in Phuket with Russian arrivals rebounding and curbing a growth decline in Chinese arrivals, according to key findings in C9 Hotelworks’ Phuket Hotel Market Update for February 2017. With total airport arrivals surpassing 7.5 … Continue reading
Thai Airways has unveiled a series of new flights for its 2016-17 winter schedule, including new services direct between Phuket and Europe. This week, the national carrier launched a new direct route connecting Phuket with Frankfurt, enabling German holidaymakers to … Continue reading
Sometimes the obvious is worth pointing out, because the obvious is very often overlooked or ignored. For example, driving safely reduces road accidents, injuries and deaths, so it is something worth repeating, over and over. Similarly, if you are looking … Continue reading
By Dr. Amy Gregory, RRP Read the entire article in this month’s Developments magazine: Guests and owners alike are looking for things to do while they are on vacation, and our timeshare resorts are always looking for new ways to fill those … Continue reading