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A hotel maid at Patong Hotel in Phuket, Thailand, identified as 27-year-old Hla Hla Win from Myanmar, has been apprehended by the local police. The hotel employee has allegedly been …
Patong Hotel maid arrested for theft: Swedish tourist among victims Read More
The numbers of European tourists have grown at the fastest rate, approximately 27%, in July 2023 following the Vietnamese government’s decision to extend visa validity up to 90 days. Vietnam …
Arrivals of European tourists in Vietnam grow fastest in July Read More
Travelers visiting the island of Ulko-Tammio in Finland will be asked to keep their phones in their pockets this summer. The aim is to encourage holidaymakers to take a break …
Finland announces the world’s first phone-free tourist island Read More
Thai bus driver, Lek, returned a bag with 4,000 euros to Finnish owner in Pattaya, Chonburi province on 8 February 2023. The bag also contained the tourist’s phone and other belongings. …
Thai bus driver returns bag with 4,000 euros to Finnish owner Read More
The recent capsized boat incident in Krabi was reported by Thai media to happen after nine Swedish passengers went to stand on the same side of the boat to get …
Swedish victim in capsized boat incident in Krabi disputes how it happened Read More
A long-tail tour boat carrying nine Swedish passengers and a Thai boat driver, Manit Saroj, capsized in the middle of Hong Island’s ocean, Krabi province, on 5 February 2023. According …
Boat with nine Swedes capsizes in the middle of Krabi ocean Read More
Phanthong Loykulnan, Deputy Director General of Thailand’s Customs Department, shared on Monday, 6 February 2023, that the department has issued a new policy to not search tourists who own luxury …
Thailand Customs Department issues new rule to not search tourists owning luxury items Read More
The vice president of the Thai Hotel Association, Udom Srimahachota, shared that more tourists from Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany are now spending their time in Hua Hin, Prachuap …
More European tourists in Hua Hin Thailand Read More
Tourists from China have chosen Thailand as their destination for making the first trips abroad since China’s Zero Covid-19 policy was over. “Thailand has become Chinese tourists’ dream destination following …
Tourist from China happy they are back to beaches in Thailand Read More
A 74 year-old British tourist, Dennis Robert Desmond was arrested for overstaying his visa for 38 days in Koh Samui, Surat Thani province on Wednesday, 21 December 2022. According to …
Another overstayed tourist arrested on Koh Samui in Thailand Read More