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Police launched an investigation into Marichche Clinic in Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi province near Bangkok after a customer lost consciousness and died just six hours after her breast augmentation surgery. Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians are currently stranded in Thailand due to the ongoing war between the two countries. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is proposing an extension of the 45-day visa-free stays for tourists from 64 countries until the end of 2023 to boost tourism recovery. Global aviation is taking off to a promising start this year, with the Pacific Asia Travel Association predicting a 71% growth rate for the region. Lastly, a foreigner of unknown nationality was allegedly deported from Shanghai, China for testing positive for cannabis upon returning from Thailand, where marijuana is legal. These Thailand news stories demonstrate the diverse range of events taking place in the country. For more in-depth coverage of these stories and other breaking news, be sure to check out thethaiger.com Welcome to the most magical place in Thailand - 'CARNIVAL MAGIC': https://www.carnivalmagic.fun Check out our podcast with Bruna Silva:    • Brewing Up Succes...   Ad-free website, 3 months free for subscribers and members: https://thethaiger.com/?youtube=membe... Join our podcast: https://forms.gle/HWHjJudjApKECnVD7 For sponsoring GMT or any business inquiries, please get in touch with us here: info@thethaiger.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thaigerpodcast/message

In the early morning of Feb 6, Li Nan, a tour guide from China Tourism Group, was busy helping tourists check in their baggage at Beijing Capital International Airport for a long-awaited trip to Singapore.2月6日凌晨，中国旅游集团的导游李楠在北京首都国际机场忙着帮游客办理行李托运，准备开始期待已久的新加坡之旅。The 15 travelers made up the first Singapore-bound tour group departing from Beijing since the country resumed outbound group travel on Monday. Outbound group tour services have been suspended in China over the past three years due to COVID-19.自2月6日中国恢复出境游以来，这15名游客组成了首个从北京出发的新加坡旅游团。受疫情影响，过去三年中国出境游团队暂停了服务。"I am really excited today," Li said, adding that it marks a rebound and a new beginning of the domestic tourism industry.李楠说“我今天真的很兴奋，”并表示这还标志着国内旅游业的恢复和一个新的开始。Besides Singapore, travel agencies are permitted to organize group tours to 19 other countries and regions including Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Russia and New Zealand.除新加坡外，旅行社还获准组织赴泰国、阿联酋、埃及、俄罗斯和新西兰等19个国家和地区的团体旅游。Also starting on Monday, cross-border travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao was fully resumed.同样从2月6日开始，中国大陆与香港和澳门之间的跨境旅行全面恢复。Dai Bin, head of the China Tourism Academy, said China's outbound tourism market is expected to see a sustained recovery this year thanks to the optimized COVID-19 protocol.中国旅游研究院院长戴斌表示，得益于疫情优化政策，今年中国出境游市场有望持续复苏。According to data from online travel agency Ctrip.com, the realtime search volume for outbound tour products on its platform surged five times when the new policy was announced on Jan 20.根据在线旅行社携程网的数据，自1月20日新政策宣布以来，其平台出境游产品的实时搜索量激增了5倍。Travel portal Tuniu said the number of bookings made from Feb 6 to 12 for overseas trips is estimated to double that of last week.旅游门户网站途牛表示，2月6日至12日的海外旅行预订量预计可达上周的两倍。Many domestic airlines including Spring Airlines and China Southern Airlines also reported a high occupancy rate in international flights and plan to add more flights to meet the growing demands for outbound travel.包括春秋航空和中国南方航空在内的许多国内航空公司也报告说，国际航班的上坐率很高，为了满足日益增长的出境游需求，将计划增加更多航班。China had remained the largest outbound tourism market worldwide for several years before the pandemic hit. In 2019, Chinese tourists made 155 million overseas trips, with consumption abroad worth $133.8 billion.疫情前的几年里，中国一直是全球最大的出境游市场。2019年，中国游客出境旅游1.55亿人次，境外消费1338亿美元。Paul Pruangkarn, chief of staff at the Pacific Asia Travel Association, said Chinese tourists are an essential part of global tourism.亚太旅游协会会长Paul Pruangkarn表示，中国游客是全球旅游业的重要组成部分。The resumption of China's outbound travel is injecting strong impetus into tourism in the Asia-Pacific region and into the recovery of the global economy, he said.他说，中国出境游的恢复为亚太地区旅游业和全球经济复苏注入了强劲动力。Destination countries such as Thailand, Singapore and Cambodia have extended warm hospitality to first arrivals from China.泰国、新加坡和柬埔寨等目的地国家热情接待了第一批来自中国的游客。"We are extremely delighted to receive these first tour groups today, and look forward to more Chinese tourists coming back to Thailand," Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said at a welcoming ceremony held in Bangkok on Monday.2月6日，泰国旅游局局长Yuthasak Supasor在曼谷举行的欢迎仪式上说:“我们非常高兴今天接待了第一批旅游团，期待更多的中国游客来到泰国。”TAT predicted that Thailand will receive 7 million tourists from China this year, roughly 63 percent of the pre-epidemic level in 2019.泰国国家旅游局预测，今年泰国将接待700万中国游客，约为2019年疫情前的63%。However, outbound tourism is still at the preliminary stage of recovery, said Sun Guizhen, secretary-general of the China Association of Travel Services, adding that major constraints include the limited number of international flights, high costs and inadequate hoteliers.然而，中国旅行社协会秘书长孙桂珍表示，出境旅游仍处于恢复的初步阶段，主要制约因素包括国际航班数量有限、成本高、和酒店经营者不足。Industry insiders said that it requires the joint efforts of regulators, business entities, employees and tourists to achieve a full recovery. Some travel service providers therefore are re-collecting resources and conducting training to remedy the industrial chain.业内人士表示，要实现全面复苏，需要监管部门、企业、员工和游客的共同努力。因此，一些旅游服务提供商为了修复产业链，正在重新收集资源并开展培训。So far, Ctrip.com has launched nearly 1,200 outbound tour packages. Tuniu offered 400 overseas trip products on its platform, most of which are for small-scale tour groups.截至目前，携程网已经推出了近1200个出境旅游套餐。途牛在其平台上提供了400种海外游产品，其中大多数是针对小规模旅游团的。The outbound travel market is set to see a more apparent boom during this year's May Day holiday, experts predicted.专家预测，今年“五一”假期期间，出境游市场将更加繁荣。outbound英 [ˈaʊtbaʊnd] 美 [ˈaʊtbaʊnd]adj.向外的 Inadequate英 [ɪnˈædɪkwət] 美 [ɪnˈædɪkwət]adj.不充分的

Every weekday morning, New York City time, we publish the Skift Daily Briefing. Today we're sharing the latest Briefing on our Skift Podcast channel  Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast discusses Wyndham Hotel's new brand, Asia's tourism rebound, and the ongoing challenge of getting corporate travelers out of Ukraine. Search for "Skift Daily Briefing" in your favorite podcast app or click here to learn more.  Show Notes As Asian nations such as Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines are taking steps to treat Covid as an endemic virus, tourism to the region is expected to make a significant rebound in 2022. But what will it look like? A new report provides three different scenarios for Asia's travel recovery, writes Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia. The Pacific Asia Travel Association's report, which examines the trends for foreign inbound visitors across the region between 2022 and 2024, envisions mild, medium and severe scenarios in its tourism recovery. The agency's special advisor John Koldowksi said the parameters determining the scenarios include containing Covid, keeping borders open without a quarantine-on-arrival and reopening entertainment and hospitality venues. As for what the scenarios predict, interventional visitor arrivals to Asia are expected to surpass 2019 levels under the mild scenario by 2024 while almost equaling them under the medium scenario. However, the severe scenario predicts visitor numbers to Asia will hit 69 percent of 2019 figures. We turn now to a big move by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. The U.S.-based hotel franchising giant is creating an extended-stay brand focused on the budget market, reports Senior Travel Editor Sean O'Neill. Wyndham said on Tuesday it has signed deals with two development partners to launch 50 hotels by 2027. The yet-to-be named brand is expected to open its first property next year, and a Wyndham executive said the company projects its average daily rate for those hotels to run between $50 and $55. Extended stay caters to travelers staying anywhere from a week to a few months, such as traveling nurses and construction workers. O'Neill writes developers favor the economy extended-stay segment because it generally performs well during periods of economic boom and bust. Finally, as the war in Ukraine continues, companies are looking to still evacuate workers from Ukraine, writes Corporate Travel Editor Matthew Parsons, noting that the humanitarian crisis is worsening throughout Eastern Europe as countries in the region grapple with a limited amount of corporate housing available for refugees. Parsons writes that corporate housing in countries such as Poland and Romania are buckling under pressure from the large numbers of Ukrainian refugees as well as Russians seeking shelter there. One travel executive said the crisis is the worst he's seen during his career. But despite the urgent need to provide accommodation to those fleeing the war, the same executive said companies need to ensure their employees didn't apply for refugee status, which he described as a time consuming process.

Soon-Hwa Wong is Chair at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and has 40 years of extensive experience in the Asia Pacific tourism and hospitality industry.In this episode of 'On Air' Chief Analyst John Grant catches up with Soon-Hwa Wong and discusses how they have supported and represented their members throughout the past nine months, the challenges they faced and what to expect in 2021. Sign-up and receive email notifications as soon as a new podcast is published.

Tourism and travel have been badly hit across the world. Many tour agencies and hotels have closed completely. Mario Hardy, CEO of PATA or Pacific Asia Travel Association has some insights on how the region could be recovering. It might be sooner than we think. Also how will Covid-19 reshape the industry?

Tourism and travel have been badly hit across the world. Many tour agencies and hotels have closed completely. Mario Hardy, CEO of PATA or Pacific Asia Travel Association has some insights on how the region could be recovering. It might be sooner than we think. Also how will Covid-19 reshape the industry?

In this episode of Euromonitor International’s Travel Leaders Podcast, Caroline Bremner, Head of Travel Research speaks to Mario Hardy, CEO of Pacific Asia Travel Association about the challenges that the travel industry is facing in reaction to the coronavirus (COVID-19). We discuss how Asian destinations are responding, the importance of diversifying source markets and promoting domestic tourism to help mitigate the impact of falling Chinese demand and the need for trusted information and potential recovery times. In the wake of the Greta movement, we debate whether we have reached a tipping point in terms of consumer awareness about climate change, while destinations are waking up to the need to pursue sustainable tourism development, based on actionable and measurable results.  We also talk about how technology can be used to enhance experiences in such a high touch industry and how artificial intelligence like digital assistants can help to automate business travel based on personal preferences. Finally, Mario also shares his insights into what the future of travel may look like with the emergence of AI and the future of air transport from supersonic flights to electric aircraft.  

Dr. Chris Bottrill discusses the current challenges and future potential of tourism in the Pacific Asia region as well as the importance of building an international network. He also gives hosts Shaun McGrath and Jennifer Vaughan insights into the key factors that determine whether community based tourism development initiatives fail or succeed.

JC Wong, a former Pacific Asia Travel Association intern and Chairperson of PATA Malaysia Taylor’s University Student Chapter offers her insights as a current YTP Ambassador from PATA HQ in Bangkok, Thailand! Shaun McGrath and Jennifer Vaughan ask JC about responsible tourism, what its like to move to another country as a young person and how to make the most of your career opportunities as a student.

In this episode, you will learn about the important idea of Cathedral Thinking from Rick Antonson. Rick Antonson is the former president & CEO of the international award-winning destination marketing organization, Tourism Vancouver. Among his volunteer leadership roles, Rick was president of Pacific Coast Public Television, chair of Destination Marketing Association International (based in Washington, DC), and deputy chair of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (based in Bangkok, Thailand). Rick collaborated with leaders of other organizations to initiate the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Task Force. He was at the helm of Tourism Vancouver when the organization launched the bid to bring the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to Vancouver and Whistler. Today Rick is a full-time author and scriptwriter. The New York Times noted his Route 66 Still Kicks; Driving America’s Main Street as “One of the best books of the bunch” in their Christmas travel book roundup. The Chicago Tribune called his To Timbuktu for a Haircut; A Journey Through West Africa a “travel classic.” When his most recent book, Full Moon Over Noah’s Ark; An Odyssey to Mount Ararat was released last year, the American Library Journal saw it as this tasty, spicy feast of a book” Rick speaks frequently around the world about Cathedral Thinking and is a strong believer that tourism is a vital force for peace. A transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/rick-antonson/

Rick Antonson @inkroadsRick, is the author, most recently, of "Full Moon Over Noah’s Ark" An Odyssey to Mount Ararat and Beyond" (2016) which the American Library Journal called, “this tasty, spicy feast of a book.” He is also the author of "Route 66 Still Kicks; Driving America's Main Street" (2012) which The New York Times noted as "One of the best books of the bunch" in their Christmas travel book roundup, and "To Timbuktu for a Haircut; A Journey Through West Africa" (2013) which the Chicago Tribune designated a "travel classic." The former CEO of Tourism Vancouver, Rick served as chair of the Destination Marketing Association International (based in Washington, DC) and deputy chair of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (based in Bangkok, Thailand), an Ambassador for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and president of Pacific Coast Public Television.

Download Episode! A true global citizen who was inspired to country count after an impulsive wager with a friend. Mario has lived on 3 continents in 7 different countries.  He has had a 30 year career in travel and in IT.  Mario on a bet with a childhood friend began his quest to travel the world.  I joined Mario at his office at the Pacific Asia Travel Association in Bangkok where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer.  In his role, he is able to mix business and leisure travel to explore the world.     Subscribe on iTunes today! More about Mario Hardy: Born in: Montreal, Canada Passports from: Canada & France Favorite travel book: National Geographic Favorite travel film: When The Villagers Left  by Kyle Sandilands Favorite travel site:  TripIt | Emirates | Triip.me | Kaligo    Must carry:  iPad, Bose headphones, iTraq GPS Tracker, The Dash (Bragi bluetooth headphone), and running sneakers for my morning run Favorite food: Persian, Vietnamese, and Thai Favorite drink: Whiskey Favorite Airline: Emirates Airlines Favorite Hotel: Jetwing Yala Resort - Sri Lanka Website: Mario Hardy Bio   |  | Mario Hardy Linkedin    Twitter: @Avindico Subscribe on iTunes today!! About Counting Countries Counting Countries is the only podcast to bring you the stories from the dedicated few who’ve spent their lives on the singular quest of traveling to every country in the world. Less people have traveled to every country in the world than have been to outer space. Theme music for this podcast is Demeter’s Dance, written, performed, and provided by Mundi. About GlobalGaz Ric Gazarian is the host of Counting Countries. He is the author of three books: Hit The Road: India, 7000 KM To Go, and Photos From Chernobyl.  He is the producer of two travel documentaries: Hit The Road: India and Hit The Road: Cambodia.   Ric is also on his own quest to visit every country in the world. You can see where he has traveled so far and keep up with his journey at GlobalGaz.com How Many Countries Are There? Well… that depends on who you ask! The United Nations states that there are 193 member states. The British Foreign and Commonwealth office states that there are 225 countries and territories. The Century Club states that there are 325 sovereign nations, territories, enclaves, and islands. The Most Traveled Person states that there are 875 unique parts of the world. The Best Traveled states that there are 1281 unique places in the world. Me? My goal is the 193 countries that are recognized by the UN, but I am sure I will visit some other places along the way. Disclaimer: I will earn a fee if you order from Amazon/Agoda.