Local transmission of Covid-19 has soared in Hua Hin, while most other districts in Prachuap Khiri Khan province are reporting fewer cases. The resort district registered 272 confirmed new cases on Sunday, a jump from only 44 on Saturday. The district of Thap Sakae also reported a sharp rise, from only one on Saturday to […]
The Tourism Authority’s proposal to promote Hua Hin and Cha-am as Thailand’s “Wellness Sandbox”, targeting health-conscious tourists, has received backing from the government’s Centre for Economic Situation Administration. Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the CESA, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Friday approved in principle the TAT’s proposed “Thailand Wellness Sandbox” promotion for Hua […]
Restaurants in five districts of Chiang Mai, as well as the resort towns of Hua-Hin and Cha-am, can start serving alcohol as local authorities start easing Covid-19 restrictions. Chiang Mai governor Prachon Pratsakul issued the order easing the Covid-19 restrictions on Saturday, effective on Monday. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST ONLINE REPORTERS
Many businesses in Hua Hin are hoping that reopening the country might offer a glimmer of hope, while Thai tourists are unsure if welcoming foreigners again will increase the infection rate. Director of Hua Hin Airport Apisit Ubolkomut said that he does not, however, believe they will see any foreign tourists until January. Airlines are […]
Two foreign men have been arrested for allegedly using fake electronic cards to withdraw money from bank accounts belonging to people in Bangkok and Hua Hin. Investigators from the Immigration Bureau arrested Iacob Corne, 39, of Romania, and Gim Teck We, 33, of Malaysian national, at a hotel in Hua Hin, the beach resort town […]
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: The Hua Hin Safari & Adventure Park has been ordered closed until Sept 26 after employees were found infected with Covid-19. Provincial governor Panlop Singhaseni, chairman of the provincial communicable disease committee, said the open-air recreation park with exotic animals in tambon Thap Tai, Hua Hin district, has 50 employees. Full story: […]
Businesses and local communities in the resort district of Hua Hin are not ready to reopen to tourism next month as planned, fearing it could make the same mistake as the Phuket sandbox programme, according to the Prachuap Khiri Khan chamber of commerce. The district initially set a timeline to restart its tourism businesses with […]
Following in the footsteps of the Phuket “sandbox” scheme, Thailand’s resort town of Hua Hin will reopen to foreign arrivals on October 1st, with the expectation that as many as 100,000 foreign tourists will visit and inject 1.2 billion baht into the local economy this year. “Hua Hin Recharge”, as the program is called, is […]
