Category: Blog

Foreigners have to pay more for Covid Tests in some of Thailand hospitals At least five hospitals in Bangkok apply a “dual pricing” policy on their coronavirus tests, charging foreigners more than their Thai counterparts, a survey by Khaosod English has found. Although the price of COVID-19 tests have largely gone down in general since […]

Coffee a big business in Thailand – Chumphon province the biggest producer The coffee market in Thailand has been expanding significantly, with new cafes popping up in every city. A report from Nestle (Thai) shows that the coffee market in the Kingdom has risen by 10.7 per cent or by Bt60 billion in 2020 alone, […]

Thailand’s Cabinet backs eight additional special holidays in 2021 to stimulate tourism The cabinet yesterday approved eight special holidays for next year, including regional ones, to stimulate tourism. Deputy government spokesperson, Traisuree Taisaranakul, said Friday Feb 12 would be a Lunar New Year holiday, which is not normally an official one. April 12, a Monday, […]

Thailand now welcomes Tourists from everywhere  newly amended Special Tourist Visa (STV) long-stay programme Tourists from everywhere are now welcome to visit Thailand, irrespective of their countries’ Covid-19 situation, under a newly amended Special Tourist Visa (STV) long-stay programme. However, these travellers still need to comply with Thailand’s 14-day mandatory quarantine, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada […]

Chonburi temple glass skywalk – New “landmark” opens to the public What has been described as a landmark for the province of Chonburi on Thailand’s eastern seaboard has opened. It is the 50 meter long glass skywalk, part of a 226 meter walkway 25 meters above the ground between a hill and a Buddhist monument […]

Thailand’s Cabinet gives green light to raise car speed limit on highways from 90 to 120kph By The Nation Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting approved a Transport Ministry draft for new speed limits on Thai roads. The draft ministerial regulation raises the speed limit on highways from 90 kilometres per hour to 120kph – but only for […]

Thailand falls in global English Proficiency Index for fourth consecutive year, ranked 89th out of 100 hundred countries surveyed Thailand’s English proficiency ranking amongst non English speakers has fallen for the fourth consecutive year. According to this year’s English Proficiency Index, which was released last week by Swiss based international education company Education First, Thailand […]

DailyPass website to add five-star hotels to Thailand network DailyPass, a website that draws people to use facilities at hotels without booking a room, is gearing up efforts to bring five-star hotels into its network to attract domestic tourists. It plans to raise Series A funding early next year. So-called daycations will be the new […]

The rise of the ‘work-cation’ in Thailand Thailand among the most popular destinations in the world for long-term stays on Airbnb, says company survey As travel begins to resume slowly in the new normal, Airbnb sees an emerging trend across Asia-Pacific as people build on their work-from-home experience to enjoy extended “work-cations” and opt to […]