Articles tagged “thailand”

There's not nearly enough ridicule of men who travel to pay for sex in public life, so we'll have to live with this SNL spoof until real news about real-life depravity makes the front pages.

With competition from neighboring Myanmar and Vietnam rising, Thailand unbridled and unchecked tourism is creating societal problems it will have to deal with.

Southern Thailand isn't the same Thai escape tourists envision, but the spectre of ethnic and religious unrest is one that far too many people readily understand.

It’s not quite an equal comparison, but there’s been little correlation between the most-Instagrammed locations versus where tourists check into on Facebook or what destinations they’re searching on Google.

Not only are visits by Chinese travelers on the rise, the speed with which they spend money easily makes them one of the more coveted demographics.

A plane among the lanterns in northern Thailand would be a perfect juxtaposition of modern day technology and a centuries-old Buddhist tradition -- but not necessarily a safe one.

Unlike dentists along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Thai effort is targeting high-income visitors looking to get optional plastic surgery treatments at a bargain rate.

Domestic travel will be slow due to flood concerns, but that won’t stop foreigners who a.) Don’t know to expect heavy rains and b.) Mostly visit big cities like Phuket and Bangkok where it’s not an issue.

Although already popular in the Caribbean for years, luxury hotels and airlines are catching on to the idea that catering to adults only can lead to increased bookings, higher food and beverage spending, and happier guests.

The growth of digital tools for the tourism industry outside of Bangkok will go hand-in-hand with advances in telecommunications and banking infrastructure.