CHIANG RAI, 3 July 2020: Nothing beats a good natter over a
meal, with friends, sipping wine or quaffing beer. If you can throw in some
networking into the mix, the recipe is perfect.
One...
CHIANG RAI, 2 July 2020: It used to take a fire alarm to
clear an airport concourse. Today even a muffled sneeze will do the trick.
Just mimicking the pre-sneeze spasm will cause a...
CHIANG RAI, 1 July 2020: I often wonder when will ASEAN
nations speak with a single voice to resolve a regional crisis that requires a
single-minded commitment and teamwork?
Like the European Union, ASEAN's 10-member...
BANGKOK, 30 June 2020:
Right at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic I was absolutely sure
people would only travel again if they felt it was safe to do so in the new
Covid-19 world, and when they have the...
PATTAYA, 29 June 2020: Here's one mother of a memory lane excursion that dates back 20 years when I was the director of marketing and sales at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in Pattaya.
BANGKOK: The wheels of Thailand’s tourism industry are
slowly turning again as domestic travellers head for beach resorts close to the
Thai capital.
Weekends in Hua Hin hotels, for instance, are close to
capacity (with some resorts...
CHIANG RAI, 10 June 2020: In just a couple more days we will pass the five-month milestone counting from 13 January when the first Covid-19 case outside of China was confirmed in Thailand.
Today,...
BANGKOK, 1 June 2020: Over the past few months, I have been
asked countless times for a blueprint on how to recover from the current
Covid-19 pandemic.
However, the sad
reality is that no one, and I...
BANGKOK, 27 May 2020: Popular Thailand travel blogger Richard Barrow says his gut feeling suggests the country’s ban on international flights could be extended when it expires at the end of June.
Fielding questions...
PHUKET, 21 May 2020: One of the island's leading tour
operators, Charn Wongsatayanont, made good use of his stay-home time checking
out Phuket's information websites. It was an eyeopener.
He raised his concerns on Facebook with...