Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor has started deliveries of electric cars manufactured at the company’s plant in Rayong province, Thailand. Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor is set to boost its electric vehicle business in ASEAN after setting up a production base in Thailand, where it plans to start selling local electric vehicles in January. The…
Chinese and Russians lead the number of transactions in the Thai property market among foreign buyers for the first nine months of this year. Chinese and Russians topped the list of foreign buyers of condominiums in Thailand this year, with the number of sales surging in tourist destinations such as Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, the…
Thailand’s prime minister is keen to promote tourism in less popular provinces and is demanding an increase in the length of stay and spending by tourists. At a meeting at Government House, Thai Prime Minister Settha Thavisin announced changes to the kingdom’s tourism policy to promote second-tier provinces and increase spending by foreign tourists, Reuters…
Thailand’s Songkran Festival has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the Eighteenth Session of UNESCO. The Songkran Festival in Thailand, a celebration of the traditional Thai New Year, was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the Eighteenth Session of the…
Thai authorities are aiming to make Songkran a global brand among the world’s top 10 festivals and are expanding the celebration from three days to a month. Thailand plans to turn next year’s Songkran Thai New Year celebrations into a month-long global water festival to boost “soft power” and attract foreign tourists to the kingdom….
The Thai government continues to generate ideas to stimulate the economy and promote tourism and is looking for ways to increase tourist spending The Thai government has initiated a study aimed at turning Thailand into a duty-free paradise to position the country as the world’s premier tourism and shopping centre, reports the Bangkok Post. Proposed…
The granting of visa-free entry to Chinese nationals has not resulted in a significant increase in tourist traffic, and Chinese airlines have started cancelling scheduled flights to Thailand. Thai PSB reported that several Chinese airlines, including Air China and China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines, have cancelled scheduled flights to Thailand for December and January due…