The ups and downs of Thai Tourism

Read any article about Thai Tourism these days and you will be totally befuddled. Half the articles proclaim T.T. is doing better than ever, while the other half is proclaiming that T.T. in in Intensive Care
For the first time ever, the United Nations World Tourism Organization is listing Thailand as number ten in the ten top tourist destinations. 
The question which comes to my mind is: "Who supplied them with the numbers?"

Link→ Global tourism report for 2013 shows 

Thailand up in both arrivals, earnings

T.T. Thai Tourism reminds me of this Bobby Vee song

Link→ Thailand to cleanse itself of jet-ski scams

Lai Rua Fai Festival at Tao NgoiSeptember 6,7,8

Post by สกลนคร ซิตี้.

Tao Ngoi is approximately 23 km south of Sakon Nakhon City.  


Activities not to be missed include a afternoon parade and an evening illuminated boat parade


video 2010

I recently predicted a meat price rise

Link→ Food scare in China is good news for Thailand's CP Foods | Reuters

The resulting demand for exports has boosted meat prices in Thailand

Link→ Thai baht up near three-week high THE BUSINESS TIMES

Link→ Tha Rae Archdiocese construction

The multi-purpose building is to provide housing, classrooms, meeting rooms, and recreational facilities for monks and priests

Link→ This Sakon Nakhon OTOP fair ends Aug 21

One Tambon One Product (OTOP) is a local entrepreneurship stimulus program designed by Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his 2001-2006 Thai Rak Thai government. The program aimed to support the locally made and marketed products of each Thai tambon (subdistrict). Drawing its inspiration from Japan's successful One Village One Product (OVOP) program

Link→ Share the happiness

How do you define happiness ?

Nok Air and Scoot Air announce the birth of NokScoot

Even though job applications will be accepted stating August 21, 
starting dates have not yet been announced.  Possibly late in the year.

Nok is is the budget airline partially owned (39%) by Thai Airways International.  Both are state enterprises under the control of the Ministry of Finance
Scoot is a long-haul subsidiary of Singapore Airline.

With Thai Airline trying for years to become profitable, one has to wonder why they are continuing to create new subsidiaries.