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• TOURISM More Thais head to Japan

  21 May 2013 : The number of Thais visiting Japan is expected to reach 300,000 this year, up 51.5% from 2012, thanks to the strong baht vis-a-vis the Japanese yen.

• HOTELS Investors urged to learn lingo

  16 May 2013 : The tourism industry in Southeast Asia and Thailand offers many opportunities for foreign investors, but only a few deals are successful due to a lack of understanding about the local business culture.

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  Thailand to propose single-visa plan to Laos

  15 May 2013 : Thailand is to invite Laos to sign up to a single-visa scheme for foreign tourists when the country's leaders meet at a summit in Chiang Mai on Sunday, a government source said.

• TPC will team with developer on Elite Card

  15 May 2013 : Thailand Privilege Card Co (TPC), operator of the Thailand Elite Card, will enlist a property developer to help sell new memberships next month.

• Bang Saen beach ruined by debris

  12 May 2013 : Bang Saen beach in Chon Buri is rapidly losing its appeal to beach-goers and holiday-makers as it becomes increasingly filthy from rubbish and debris, and dead fish wash up on the shore, according to a Khao Sod report.

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  New tourist vehicle rules Thursday

  07 May 2013 : Bangkok City Hall will enforce new regulations starting Thursday to try to curb the influx and parking of buses and vans carrying sightseers to tourist destinations around the Grand Palace in Phra Nakhon District.

• Laos named best tourist destination

  07 May 2013 : Laos has been named world's best tourist destination for 2013 by the European Council on Tourism and Trade, local media reports said Tuesday.

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  Islands plenty

  07 May 2013 : Despite falling 40,000 arrivals short of its target of 1 million tourists last year, the government of the Maldives says the rise in visitors from Asia should help it achieve the milestone this year.

• More foreigners 'run tourism companies'

  05 May 2013 : The Tourist Police Division has called on the Commerce Ministry and the Revenue Department to inspect tourism-related businesses run by foreigners in Thailand.

• JUSTICE

  Tourism court floated

  30 Apr 2013 : The Tourism and Sports Ministry floated an idea to establish a tourism court to increase confidence by expediting the judicial process for visitors.

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  Chinese-speaking guides fight for jobs

  29 Apr 2013 : About 200 Chinese-speaking Thai tour guides rallied at Phuket provincial hall Monday demanding authorities crack down on the large number of illegal Chinese guides who have taken over their jobs.

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  Bar offers Phuket trip for boobs

  29 Apr 2013 : A singles-oriented bar in Australia is running a contest for a free trip to Thailand, and all the plastic surgery you can eat, so to speak.

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