News Forum - Thai tourists postponing overseas travel

[Thaiger]

The Thai Travel Agents Association says rising costs and a weak economy are affecting the number of Thai travellers taking overseas trips. TTAA boss Suthiphong Pheunphiphop says that currently, only high earners are travelling abroad, while those on lower incomes are being more conservative, due to their income and jobs being affected by the pandemic. The Bangkok Post reports that an increase in the cost of overseas packages is being driven by rising air fares. The price of outbound packages is now higher than it was prior to Covid-19, including the price of hotels, guides, tickets, and transport at many […]

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[Janneman]

Visiting Europe is no problem for fully vaccinated people.

Returning to Thailand is a challenge, even for Thai nationals. They need Thailand pass etcetera too. And what if they test positive on arrival back in Thailand? Two weeks incarceration at their own cost? Or is that just for the dirty farangs?

 

 

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

The Thai Travel Agents Association says rising costs and a weak economy are affecting the number of Thai travellers taking overseas trips.

But using this information the TAT, still predict massive tourist numbers will visit Thailand this year. Obviously the people that work for The Thai Travel Agents Association struggle to get jobs at TAT.