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7-Eleven Joins in Fighting Crimes on Foreign Tourists

The Royal Thai Police have joined hands with 7-Eleven to roll out a program in which tourists can report emergency incidents to Police via participating 7-Eleven branches in popular tourist areas.

Chiang Mai Night Safari Board Members Visit Pattaya to Learn Tourism Strategies

Board Members and employees from the Chiang Mai Night Safari recently visited Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Pattaya to learn tourism strategies to improve their services.

Pattaya and Naklua celebrate Songkran with Enthusiasm Despite Political Chaos

This year’s Songkran festival in Pattaya and Naklua started with local residents and tourists visiting Thai temples to pay respect to monks. The people then proceeded to the streets to start the water splashing celebration, putting aside their worries of the current political debacle.

Thailand's tourism industry, which provides thousands of jobs both directly and indirectly and has been much affected by domestic political conflicts and the global economic slowdown, has now recovered with about 14 million foreign tourists visiting the Kingdom in 2009 as earlier targeted, according to Minister of Tourism and Sports Chumphon Silpa-archa.

The Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is again issuing free tourist visas to visit Thailand at Thai Consulates and Embassies. Following the success of the free visa trial program that ran for four months and ended June 5, the MFA decided to make the program more permanent to increase tourism and help the economy.

Tourist Police Volunteers attend Tower Jumping Course

Pattaya Tourist Police Inspector Suwan Unanan together with many deputy police inspectors and other officers recently led 92 foreign and Thai police volunteers to attend the knowledge-revising course and tower jumping.

Pattaya leaders go to Middle East and India to increase tourist arrivals

The Pattaya Road Show left May 4-15 to go out of Thailand to attract more tourism and investors to Pattaya. This is a joint effort of the public and private sector. The Pattaya Business and Tourism Association and the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chonburi Provincial Government and Pattaya City arranged the very significant trip of leaders from Pattaya and Chonburi.

Sinking boat at Bali Hai Pier raises questions

Many foreign tourists and local people have questioned the situation of a large boat that started to sink since March off Bali Hai Pier in South Pattaya. Pattaya Times has taken the initiative to find these answers and have exclusively interviewed the Pattaya Sea Rescue Department.

Fun Place to Go

Siripun Sinbuathong 21.04.2009
American tourist amazed at Songkran Festival

I am a single woman and I planned this trip to Thailand to celebrate the Songkran Festival in Pattaya which this year was un-believable!!!!

Fun Place to Go

If you are looking for a place where you can escape from the extreme excitement of the Pattaya City for less than 1000 Baht, then Koh Larn is the place for you.


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