China Announces End to Covid-related Border Closures and Quarantine measures
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No more mandatory quarantine. No more restrictions on flights. A negative testing result 48 hours before the trip is the only Covid requirement to travel to China as of January 8th.
China published two notices...
Thailand Triumphs in Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship Final Against China
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Thailand yesterday secured their first Asian senior women’s volleyball championship since 2013, beating China in an intense five-set match in Nakhon Ratchasima. The Korat Chatchai Hall was packed with 5,000 enthusiastic fans.
The final...
China Officially Allows Group Tours to Resume to Thailand
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After three years of travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, China has dropped a restriction on group tours to Thailand and 19 other countries as of Friday, January 20th, 2023 in a sudden...
Mixed Messages on Chinese Police Working with Thai Police, No Patrols, Only Info Sharing
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In an unusual move, Chinese police will join Thai police in tourist hotspots to patrol in the near future to boost tourist confidence, said the director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. However,...
Phuket Welcomes First Direct Flight from Chongqing Airlines, China
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Phuket has welcomed the first direct flight from Chongqing Airlines, China
128 passengers on the first flight from the Chinese carrier ‘Chongqing Airlines’ arrived at Phuket International Airport over the past weekend.
At Phuket International...
Tourism Authority of Thailand shifts goal from attracting 20 million tourists in 2023 to...
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revised its target for international tourists in 2023, aiming to attract 25 million instead of the previously planned 20 million, after China announced an end to...
Thai Tourism Minister Asks the Thai Public not to Stereotype Chinese Tourists
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The Thai Minister of Tourism and Sports, Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, cautioned against making sweeping assumptions about Chinese tourists visiting Thailand and claiming they all have the intention of exploiting the country and participating in...
Phuket Welcomes First Chinese Tour Group in Three Years
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The first Chinese tour group in three years arrived at the Phuket International Airport.
This afternoon (February 6th) at 3:15 P.M. at the Phuket International Airport Director Mr. Monchai Tamod and Mr. Montree Manator,...
Thailand’s Prime Minister Strongly Denies Allowing Chinese Police to Patrol
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At 5:00 PM (San Francisco local time), on November 13th, 2023, Mr. Srettha Thavisin, the Thai Prime Minister, publicly denied the statement from Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand...
TAT takes ‘Amazing Thailand Roadshow’ to more Chinese cities
‘Amazing Thailand Road Show to China 2023, Phuket & the Andaman+’ visiting Chongqing, Beijing, and Nanjing to boost confidence in Thailand as a preferred destination for Chinese tourists.
Bangkok, 20 April 2023 – The Tourism Authority...
