Thailand News

Oslo the Worlds Most Expensive – Bangkok Second Cheapest

Oslo has topped a list of the world's most expensive cities compiled by price comparison site PriceRunner. All Scandinavian capitals are in the top seven, while Bangkok is the second most affordable city in the world.

Thailand tops HSBC Survey as Best Location for Expat Quality of Life

HSBC has put Thailand top of the list of countries for the quality of life offered to expats in its 2010 Expat Explorer Survey. 

U-Tapao Pattaya International Airport has gained a budget to construct a new passenger terminal

U-Tapao Pattaya International Airport has gained a budget of Bt 900 million to construct a new passenger terminal, parking areas and install a new traffic radar system.

The budget allocation for U-Tapao International Airport breaks down into Bt540 million for the passenger terminal to accommodate up to 1,500 passenger per peak hour, Bt135 million for traffic radar and Bt90 million for parking areas.

The rest of the budget will be used to build other facilities to help upgrade the airport to handle and support tourism expansion along the eastern seaboard.

The new terminal will have an area of around 25,200 sqm and is expected to be completed by 2013.

Once completed, U-Tapao Pattaya International Airport will operate independently of the Thai Navy which owns the property.

The airport is approximately 140 km southeast of Bangkok, near Sattahip on the Gulf of Siam and 23.8 km from Pattaya and around 150 km from Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Currently, U-Tapao Pattaya International Airport handles three daily Bangkok Airways flights and charter flights from Russia and China.

TTR Weekly
25 November 2010 

TAT Spends To Gain 15 Million Tourists

Tourism Authority of Thailand reported Monday it will spend Bt45 million to boost tourist arrivals in the last quarter to reach a visitor target of 15 million and revenue of Bt43 billion.

Tourism Authority of Thailand Campaign Expected to Lead to an Increase in Visitors, 2011

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is confident that its expanded digital marketing strategy will help promote Thailand among local  and foreign tourists next year.