Thais pray for good fortune during an online spiritual tour at a famous temple in Hong Kong via video conference. Current circumstances make travel difficult, said Chananrrat Budsaya-Arunvidhya, assistant managing director of Miramar Services (Thailand), a wholesale travel agency. Miramar Services adjusted its operations by replacing physical tours with online spiritual tours via a video conferencing application, with support from the Hong Kong Tourism Board and the Taiwan Tourism Bureau. She said the Hong Kong Tourism Board approved the idea and assisted with live broadcasts in temples and marketing campaigns to remind Thai tourists about Hong Kong. She said people in both destinations are ready to travel as tourists from Hong Kong also want to visit Thailand, but international travel depends on the virus situation and quarantine policy in both locations.
