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Thailand is still attracting fewer visitors than before COVID. But its tourism sector is thriving thanks to AI, savvy marketing, and Season 3 of 'White Lotus'

The tourism sector, which makes up as much as 20% of Thailand's GDP, is maturing post-pandemic.

Fortune · Jun 17, 2024

Hotel giant Minor forecasts ‘record year’

Minor International Plc (MINT), one of Asia’s largest hotel operators, expects a record year for its hospitality business on pent-up travel demand and a recovery in Chinese tourists holidaying abroad.

Bangkok Post · May 24, 2023

Hotel tycoon Bill Heinecke wants to charge tourists more to fund recovery

Bill Heinecke, the Thai-American chairman of Minor International Pcl that runs more than 500 hotels worldwide, wants Thailand to allow hotels to charge international tourists a surcharge of 300 baht (US$8) per room night to fund the industry’s post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery.

Bangkok Post · Nov 8, 2022