More agents give up their tour licences

Two private hospitals have ordered millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines ahead of regulatory approval, adding to government orders of vaccines as Thailand tackles a second wave of the virus.

An ASEAN tourism leader warned as many of 70% of Thailand’s travel agencies could close this year while Vietnam confirms that 388 outbound travel companies face “revocation” of their operating permits.

It’s hard to imagine a more luxurious place to spend two weeks of quarantine than the Anantara Phuket Suites & Villas, where visitors are pampered in private residences that can have their own pool and courtyard.

The government on Monday recorded 369 new Covid-19 cases, raising the accumulated total since the start of the pandemic to 12,423. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 70.

The Thai Government, flushed with the success of their containment of Covid-19, decided to market the Land of Smiles to the world as the safe place to travel. With the annual wet season starting to weaken the tourists would flock back to the S E Asian country that had such remarkable success containing, then almost eradicating, itself of the coronavirus.

With earnings down 90%, some say Kanchanaburi governor's hotel closure order was overkill

A Bangkok man died and 230 people were infected with Covid-19, bringing the totals to 70 deaths and 11,680 cases, according to the Covid-19 centre's daily report on Saturday.

A controversial plan to charge foreign tourists 300 baht each time they step foot in the country, supposedly to pay for maintenance of attraction sites, was welcomed by a prominent tourism business guild on Friday.

Medical experts on Friday said the public should embrace the upcoming vaccination campaign to build a herd immunity against the coronavirus.

Nok Air estimates it can sustain its business for another six months, although the uncertain market outlook makes predictions difficult.

The popular Mae Klong Seafood Market in Samut Songkram Province is now quiet due to the fear of Covid-19 among seafood clients (Jan 15, 2020).

U Hotel Sukhumvit reopens today 15 January rebranded under the management of Chatrium Hospitality.

The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the proposed guidelines for the collection of a 300-baht tourism fee from each international visitor for the management of local tourist destinations.

The following is a brief look at what other ASEAN countries outside of Thailand are doing to secure Covid-19 vaccines.