https://www.scmp.com/rss/325416/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The boat accident that claimed the lives of 47 Chinese nationals off the Thai resort island of Phuket last month has shone a spotlight on the kingdom’s poor safety record and spread unease among tourism authorities and the government. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports said last week it had revised down its forecast for the number of Chinese arrivals for July to December by nearly 670,000, to 5.1 million, but insisted that Thailand would still achieve its target of 11 million Chinese tourists in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2159959/chinese-tourist-numbers-fall-phuket-boat-capsize-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2159959/chinese-tourist-numbers-fall-phuket-boat-capsize-deaths?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:30:15 +0000 Whenever you go to Thailand these days, hordes of Chinese tourists can be spotted chatting noisily as they queue at Bangkok’s Suvanabhumi airport for visas. You’ll see them ordering 40 baht (US$1.30) bowls of noodles at roadside stalls, shopping in the malls, and posing for group selfies at temples. They can also be seen checking in at various hotels or sharing photos on their smartphones as they board and disembark from coaches in major tourist destinations such as Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2130551/chinese-zero-dollar-tour-companies-dodge-thai-crackdown-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2130551/chinese-zero-dollar-tour-companies-dodge-thai-crackdown-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:16:47 +0000 The French have their cheeses and wines; the English have their fish and chips; the Germans have their sausages and beers, and the Thais have their street food – regularly cited in travel polls as the world’s best. Thai junta’s crackdown on Bangkok street food intensifies with ban now taking effect across the entire city There’s little wonder then that much debate was stirred up by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s announcement that it intended to purge the city’s streets of the popular... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2113771/bangkok-street-food-vendors-removal-sparks-debate-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2113771/bangkok-street-food-vendors-removal-sparks-debate-about?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:18:33 +0000