News Forum - Thailand hotels hopeful on reopening, short-term focus on domestic travellers

[Thaiger]

With Thailand’s traditional high season approaching, along with plans to reopen more key tourist destinations, hotels and hospitality groups are hoping that the arrival of more tourists this year will provide a much needed boost to the economy. This is especially the case in Bangkok, which is traditionally so reliant on tourism. But with reopening plans having been delayed repeatedly, hoteliers are doubtful that international travellers will be returning again in large numbers anytime soon. The Bangkok Post reports that many hotels plan to focus primarily on attracting domestic travellers for the remainder of this year. The chief executive at […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

 

27 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

“staycation”

Is that like traveling to another district? Huai Khwangers travel to Din Daeng?  

[Jason]

I think it's been proven enough times in enough countries that the people of any country either can't afford or don't want to holiday locally. So unless you can guarantee that every staycation comes with a free vaccination?? The only way to get out of the mess is vaccination. Once people are fully vaccinated...then try to reignite local travel.

[Jwd]

With regret, I recently cancelled plans to return to Thailand and winter on Koh Lanta due to the complex restrictions that you describe in your article, and chose instead other international destinations whose restrictions were safe and simple (vaccination certification and pre-arrival negative PCR test), and who require reasonable safety precautions, especially regarding transportation, events, and  indoor social distancing and mask wearing.