http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang Thailand Holidays Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:23:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: Bangkok Post A new tourism gross domestic product index has been prepared to better reflect the industry's large contribution from goods and services in the overall economy. "The tourism sector plays a vital role in the country's economy, but the industry for years has been without a compilation of national tourism ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=249 Source: The Nation The newly elected president of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) plans to work with tourism associations overseas to help develop the entire sector. Piyaman Tejapaibul, managing director of Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha Am, and vice president of the council, was elected the new president of TCT ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=246 Source: The Independent Over the last few years, Thailand has suffered greatly in regards to tourism. Due to the global financial crisis, and a serious threat of swine flu, tourism in Thailand basically came to a standstill, and at the beginning of 2010, with social unrest in Bangkok, the capital was ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=243 Source: The Independent It's been a tough few years for Thailand tourism. After seeing out the combined impact of the international financial crisis and threat of swine flu - factors which brought tourism to a virtual standstill - social unrest in the nation's capital of Bangkok at the beginning of 2010 ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=240 Source: Bloomberg Thailand's stocks extended gains after entering a bull market this week, posting the longest winning streak in 16 years as accelerating economic and earnings growth lures overseas investors. The SET Index rose for an 11th day, climbing 0.9 percent to 874.92 at the close, the highest level since May 23, ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=238 Source: The Nation The economic ministers yesterday approved Bt16.8 billion to help tourism operators affected by the recent political turmoil, Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silapaarcha said yesterday. The amount will be proposed for Cabinet approval today. Meanwhile, Thai Airways International (THAI) may post a second quarter net loss of Bt5.4 billion, ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=236 Source: CNN The Thai government launches travel incentives in a bid to win back the world's travelers as government advisories are reduced Several signs have emerged this week that the world's confidence in Bangkok is slowly returning following last month's violence. On the front page of today's Hong Kong Standard is the headline ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=233 A number of media commentaries have predicted eruptions of social unrest in Europe, some with revolutionary connotations, as a direct result of the economic crisis. Thailand has just suffered the consequences of these struggles also, but local observers have condemned mainstream media for "biased reporting" on Thailand's turbulent few weeks. Recently ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=227 Source: BBC News Anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok's shopping district for a third day and stormed an election office, as Thailand's political impasse continued. The protesters, known as the red-shirts, are calling for the government to step down and hold fresh elections. They have been demonstrating in the Thai capital for almost a ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=224 Source: Bangkok Post Derided for many faults when it opened, Suvarnabhumi Airport appears to have won over international travellers, who now rate the Bangkok gateway as among the world's 10 best airports. Suvarnabhumi took 10th place in the 2010 World Airport Awards rankings, a global survey of 9.8 million passengers by the ... http://www.kochangisland.com/kohchang/?p=221