South Korea reported 800 cases on Thursday for first time in six months; Thailand suffered a record 61 deaths; Australia PM outlines ‘pathway out of Covid’ …
Coronavirus: Thailand sees record deaths as first Phuket sandbox tourists arrive
Thailand is grappling with its worst Covid-19 wave, reporting over 5,500 new cases as its tourism hotspot Phuket opened under a quarantine-free scheme.
In Thailand, hopes for a revival as tourists trickle back
Restaurant owner and single mother Pimonta Suksaen is pinning her hopes on a revival for Thailand’s most visited island, after a turbulent, year-long struggle to manage debts and keep her business …
In Thailand, hopes for a revival as tourists trickle back
Restaurant owner and single mother Pimonta Suksaen is pinning her hopes on a revival for Thailand’s most visited island, after a turbulent, year-long struggle to manage debts and keep her business …
Tourism expert discusses how Phuket’s ‘sandbox’ scheme will benefit Thailand’s Covid recovery
Anthony Lark, president of the Phuket Hotels Association, says Thailand has already received more than 5,000 applications for tourists to visit under Phuket’s “sandbox” program. It aims to aid the …
More unicorns to appear in Thailand in next 2-3 years
Following the birth of Thailand’s first unicorn Flash Group, Ruangroj Poonpol, founder of Thailand-based 500 TukTuks venture capital and chairman of Kasikorn Business-Technology Group, believes more …
More unicorns to appear in Thailand in next 2-3 years
Following the birth of Thailand’s first unicorn Flash Group, Ruangroj Poonpol, founder of Thailand-based 500 TukTuks venture capital and chairman of Kasikorn Business-Technology Group, believes more …
Thailand’s ‘paradise island’ Phuket reopens to tourists
PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) -Hundreds of vaccinated foreign tourists arrived on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Thursday, the first visitors to its beaches and golf courses under a pilot programme …
Tourists Land In No-quarantine Phuket Despite Thailand Covid-19 Surge
Tourism makes up almost a fifth of the Thai economy, and the Covid-19 pandemic has led to its worst performance since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The kingdom is pinning high hopes for a …
Pandemic Tourism: Thailand Launches Phuket ‘Sandbox’ Plan
Thailand has opened the popular resort island of Phuket to fully vaccinated foreigners from lower-risk countries in an ambitious but risky plan that it hopes will breathe new life into a tourism …