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Two Thailand-Australia routes will be introduced by low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia X

Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays are Bangkok-Sydney flight days. Thai AirAsia X’s acting CEO discussed the new routes’ potential. Australia is among the top three educational destinations for Thai students and a top travel destination for Thai tourists. Thailand and Australia have significant qualities that draw tourists from both hemispheres. Bangkok offers travelers nightlife, culture, shopping, and Thai cuisine. It’s also a major transit hub for Australians.” Melbourne-Bangkok one-way economy flights start at $299 AUD (7,552 Thai baht). Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays are Bangkok-Melbourne flight days. One-way Business Class flatbed tickets cost $1,199 AUD (30,293 Thai baht). Melbourne Airport Aviation Chief Jim Parashos backed the new services. “We’re excited to have Thai AirAsia X at Melbourne Airport.” Thailand is a favorite destination of Australians, so we expect these new direct routes to be popular, especially among leisure travelers eager to enjoy the country’s food, beaches, and culture. This new route…

Korean Air will relaunch service to Phuket and Chiang Mai

The airline’s Phuket flights are scheduled to depart Seoul Incheon Airport on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 5:55 p.m. and arrive in Phuket at 10 p.m. On Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 11 p.m., flights from Chiang Mai to Seoul take off and touch down at 6.25 a.m. There will also be departures from Phuket to Seoul on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. These aircraft will leave Phuket at 11.20 p.m. and land in Seoul Incheon at 7.55 a.m. the following day. Additionally, the airline has begun operating flights between Seoul and Budapest, Hungary. On October 3, 2022, the service will make its debut flight. Starting in October, a Boeing 737-800 will fly the Seoul-Chiang Mai route four times per week on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. At 5.55 p.m., the flight will leave Seoul Incheon and arrive in Chiang Mai at 9.30 p.m. A330-300 aircraft will also…

Tourism Authority of Thailand’s app offers freebies and discounts

TAT created the app in collaboration with AIS, TRUE, Kasikorn Bank, ThaiBev, and Dusit Thani to assist Thailand’s travel and tourist industry. The TAGTHAi Pass travel guide includes local recommendations for restaurants, spas, massage parlors, and tourist attractions. If necessary, you can compare it to the Thailand Pass. For further information, please visit https://www.tagthai.com. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and other organizations have just released the “TAGTHAi Pass” smartphone app. TAGTHAi’s “City Pass” enables tourists to attend all events and activities in each partner city. The application provides both travel suggestions and emergency contact information. The “Essential Pass” for TAGTHAi enables strange occurrences. TAGTHAi participants can receive discounts and other incentives. When the app’s barcode is scanned, businesses in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and other locations will give discounts and other incentives. Travelers would find the service useful, and travel and tourism enterprises would have additional marketing, sales, and distribution…

Next year, “tourism tax” will apply to all non-Thais

The “tourist tax” was delayed to give Thailand’s tourism sector time to recover from the pandemic. Thai passport holders won’t be taxed. Visitors arriving by plane in Thailand must pay the entry fee, however those staying less than 24 hours are exempt. The ministry said the tax will act as accident insurance, although specifics have not been released. Although details aren’t finalized, it appears the Ministry of Tourism will solely charge foreign visitors arriving by plane. The tax will be enforced “next year,” most likely on January 1, 2023, says Thailand’s tourism minister. The Malaysia-Thailand land border fee is $8.22. Foreigners with legitimate work permits, diplomats, and children under 2 will likely also be exempt from the tourist fee. Thailand’s plans for a “tourist tax” are unclear. According to the tourism ministry, the fee will fund tourist attractions. Saturday, the Hatyai Songkhla Hotels Association criticized the tourism fee. Sitthiphong Sitthiphatprapha,…

Over 4 million tourists visited Thailand this year, officials said

According to Anucha, Thailand hopes to host 10 million foreign tourists by the end of 2022. The CCSA granted visas to foreign travelers this week when they entered the nation. The 30-day international visitor exemption period will be increased to 45 days as of October 1st of this year. According to a forecast released in July by the tourism and sports ministry, 9.3 million foreigners will visit the “Land of Smiles” in 2022. According to the CCSA, the 15-day visa-on-arrival program will now be extended for 30 days. In a month, he forecast, this number will increase to 4.5 million. The government’s spokesperson, Anucha Burapachaisri, stated that a number of strategies have been employed to boost and revitalize Thailand’s tourism industry as well as other economic sectors. An official from the administration stated that 4 million foreigners have visited Thailand just this year. Malaysia, India, Laos, Singapore, and the United…

Filipino laborers are asked to monitor Thailand’s tourism industry

Thailand is accessible to Filipino business travelers. Phiphat agreed and declared that Thailand would support the employment fair. Christina Garcia Frasco praised the minister’s remarks from Thailand.Thailand’s hospitality sector, according to Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, is experiencing a manpower shortage. She added we keep an eye on the COVID-19 labor deficit. To rehire those who left the industry or were laid off during the epidemic, I’m in contact with the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). We have made the decision to hold job fairs focused on travel and tourism all across the Philippines. According to Frasco, DOT and DOLE are collaborating with Thai and Philippine government organizations on “Trabaho Turismo Asenso!” 22-24 September. The 67-year-old asserted that now that travel restrictions have been relaxed and tourism operations have started, open positions can be filled. Phiphat chose to hire Filipinos because they speak great English, which is a requirement…

Firefly Airlines has reopened the well-traveled Phuket-Penang route

The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Phuket and Kuala Lumpur directors, the Executive Chairman of Penang Global Tourism, and the CEO of Firefly all applauded the route. A flight with 134 people landed in Phuket at 2:20 p.m. on Friday. Flight FY3600, a refurbished Boeing 737-800, left Penang. Firefly Airlines is a subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group, which operates Malaysia Airlines. initial rate includes flight changes, 20 kg of checked baggage, reward points, and optional priority services.nstead, they underlined that travelers should arrive in the afternoon to enjoy Phuket’s beaches, markets, nightlife, food, and drink, and Penang’s renowned street cuisine in addition to its beaches, colonial heritage, and architectural treasures. Penang and Phuket are both bridge-connected islands known for their cuisine and beaches, according to TAT. Over 560,000 Malaysians had visited Thailand this year, and Phuket has 890,000 international visitors. The route, along with a flight from Koh Samui to Penang,…

Suvarnabhumi Airport to speed up with new PVS check-in system

The new PVS will be formally unveiled at the airport on September 1 and will be available to both domestic and international passengers at Terminal 4. Employees from the airport will continue to be available at nearby counters to answer any questions and show customers who are confused how to use the PVS automated system how to do so. Airport officials said in a statement issued yesterday that the PVS technology will improve security at Suvarnabhumi Airport while also increasing efficiency in the passenger screening process. The PVS will give an extra layer of fraud protection by verifying each passenger’s itinerary information, according to the airport. The new technologies will need automated passenger screening at kiosks in order to bring Bangkok’s main airport up to date with global standards for passenger security. The PVS will guarantee that the passenger screening process is efficient and accurate and will prevent unauthorized individuals…

Bangkok passport offices experience high demand on Saturdays

Now that it is finally feasible to do so, Thais are planning trips abroad for work, study, or leisure. 788 passports were processed altogether using self-service kiosks and booths for 629 and 159, respectively. Many people discover that getting a new passport or renewing an old one is required. They usually deal with 700 to 900 passports per day. But only 379 transactions were performed exclusively online over the recent weekend. Chatchai Wiriyawechkul, who is currently in charge of overseeing the operations of the offices, has made sure that new Thai passports with modern characteristics have been processed quickly. Don Pramudwinai, the foreign affairs minister, issued an order to streamline operations for quick processing and efficiency, which resulted in the 19 passport offices in Bangkok growing to 27. It has been praised for their quickness. The two passport offices in the Bangkok region that were open on Saturday saw a…

TAT projects that 10 million foreigners will travel to the nation this year

2.12 million tourists visited Thailand in the first half of the year, and an additional 7.5 million were anticipated in the second, according to TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn on Thursday. The TAT predicted that there would be at least 9.62 million visitors overall this year, while the governor suggested that there could be up to 10 million. He estimated that the sum of the 160 million visits by Thai visitors will likely reach 1.2 trillion Thai Baht. Almost 100% more “tourist traffic,” according to Nattakit Tangpoonsinthana, executive vice president for marketing at Central Pattana, has returned to the company’s shopping centers in well-known tourist sites across the nation. More than 4 million people had visited Thailand as of the first of this month. According to Yuthasak, the Thai tourism sector may revert to its pre-Covid levels in 2024. The TAT collaborates with private businesses to boost tourism and the national…