(Photo: Apichart Jinakul)The government has measures in place to “restart tourism” and expects 40 million visitors and 3.1 trillion baht in tourism-related revenue next year, according to a spokesman. “Tourism is the only economic engine that can still run and is expected to generate substantial revenue for the country,” Mr Chai said. Total tourism revenue last year was 600 billion baht as the country was closed to foreign travellers for several months because of Covid restrictions. “This year the expected revenue from tourism will account for 80% of the figure in 2019 when tourism-related revenue peaked before the Covid-19 pandemic,” Mr Chai said. “These are the 10 measures to restart Thai tourism and make it a revenue engine that generates a quick win and new income for economic recovery,” Mr Chai said.
