The Tourism Council of Thailand said moves to relax quarantine requirements could bring three million more foreign tourists to Thailand.
TCT President Chumnan Srisawat on April 1 called the move to create no-quarantine “sandboxes” in Phuket in July and other tourist resorts, including Pattaya in October, a good first step.
But total tourist numbers will fall below government predictions unless Bangkok is added to that list, he said.
However, tourists from China, Hong Kong, Macau and Australia could boost tourist numbers by three million this year, he said. Chumnan added that tourists vaccinated against the coronavirus also could come from the United States and Europe.
Until then, domestic tourism must be increased, Chumnan said. He suggested the government should extend its subsidized-travel programs.
