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Hoteliers deride Thai governments proposal for dual pricing for foreign tourists and locals Hoteliers have expressed concerns about the government’s plan to set dual pricing for foreign tourists and locals, saying the move is “impractical” and demanding the administration roll out effective promotions to spur tourism sentiment in an effort to increase room rates. The […]

Thailand’s Government plans to charge foreigners more than Thais for hotel rooms Foreign tourists may soon find Thailand a more expensive destination than in the past two years with the country now planning to raise hotel rates to pre-pandemic levels to support a faster recovery of the industry. The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to […]

Thai Baht’s current slide is a grim reminder of its crash 25 years ago On July 1, at some point during the day, the baht fell to 35.66 to the dollar, its weakest in five years. It closed at 35.63 at the end of the trading session on the first day of this month, according […]

‘Thailand Pass’ registration scheme to be lifted from 1 July 2022 for foreign nationals At the point of entry into Thailand, travellers will only need to show proof of either a certificate of vaccination or a negative RT-PCR or professional ATK test result within 72 hours of travel. Thailand’s Centre of COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) […]

Hong Kong remains world’s most expensive city for expats City becoming ‘less attractive’ than regional rivals Hong Kong has retained its title as the world’s most expensive city for expatriates to live in for the third year running, with the firm behind the rankings saying the city’s high cost of living combined with tough coronavirus […]

Do you want to help to save 10,000 street dogs in Thailand? Came across and really look forward to reading Niall Harbison’s daily twitter updates where he’s doing wonderful stuff feeding 80 street dogs every day, caring for them, sterilizing them, etc. Apart from his daily help, he has some great ideas how to push […]

UK Government responds no plans to uprate UK pensions for UK retirees in Thailand Many of you signed the UK Government petition regarding our UK pensions being indexed linked. Having reached over 10,000 signatures the UK government had to respond. Here is their response received this week. The Government has responded to the petition you […]

Bidder pays 18.5 million baht (US$ 549,583) for ‘luckiest’ car licence plate in Thailand Thailand’s first-ever auction of “special licence plates” saw stiff competition among bidders on Thursday, with a top price of 18.5 million baht (US$ 549,583) paid for the most auspicious plate. The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has auctioned off the so-called […]