Before the epidemic, the tourism industry brought 4.5 million jobs to the people of the golden pagoda.
During the first three months of 2020 when the pandemic broke out, Thailand's tourism industry lost 400,000 jobs. Up to now, that number is up to 1.45 million, according to the Tourism Board of Thailand. The country is ready to reopen visitors in an effort to revive the struggling economy.
Tourism is the main driver of Thailand's growth, accounting for 11-12% of GDP. Before the pandemic, this smokeless industry provided people with 4.5 million jobs in the country's labor force of about 38 million.
In 2020, Thailand welcomes 6.7 million international visitors and in 2019 it is nearly 40 million, earning 61.24 billion USD. Photo: Reuters
Vichit Prakobgoson, Vice Chairman of the Tourism Council of Thailand, said the country could welcome 3 million international tourists this year. This is done through a quarantine plan for visitors to the Covid-19 vaccine. Prakob Son predicts that this year visitors will spend $ 5 billion.
Travel to Thailand with many beautiful destinations. Photo: Instagram
From July, vaccinated tourists are allowed to go to Phuket without mandatory quarantine for 14 days. From October, international tourist destinations were expanded to Pattaya, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, Phang Nga and Krabi. Prakobgoson believes that if the government adds Bangkok to the list, the number of international tourists could reach 6 million.
From July, vaccinated tourists are allowed to go to Phuket without the mandatory quarantine for 14 days. Photo: dantri
In addition, the Tourism Board of Thailand also urged the government to start implementing safe travel corridors from April with many other countries, as well as issuing clear guidance on vaccine passports. to attract more visitors.
