{"asset":"news","key":"10714","locale":"en","id":"news:10714:en","entityId":"news:10714","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/10714","state":"ready","title":"Thailand's hotel and accommodation closure registrations rise 42% in first nine months of 2026","summary":"Thailand recorded 148 hotel and accommodation business closure registrations in the first nine months of 2026, up 42%, while new business registrations in the sector fell 31.2%.","body":"Closures of hotel and accommodation businesses in Thailand rose by 42% in the first nine months of 2026 as tourism demand fell sharply.\nA total of 148 hotel and accommodation businesses registered closures between January and September. Over the same period, new business registrations in the sector fell by 31.2% to just 779.\nThese figures reflect major challenges for Thailand's hotel industry as the number of international tourists intending to stay in the country has declined sharply.\n\nThailand has about 15,000 hotel and accommodation businesses, of which 98% are small and medium-sized enterprises providing employment for more than 430,000 people.\nThe president of the Chiang Mai provincial tourism business association said some hotels had closed permanently, while others were continuing to announce closures to reduce costs. Text: Rithy","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"4","publishedWorkingVersionId":"16287","languageVersionId":"13607","visibilityVersion":"4","versionToken":"a1.7pB5IMYX_GRaMCQUpC9e5OAfkpKuotjQN7XEaHrMWC8"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":""},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-10-30T07:31:09Z"}