At present, Chiang Mai has 969 hotels and services being certified with SHA, but only 17 hotels and 12 restaurants have achieved SHA Plus so far. Even though Chiang Mai has a high-quality healthcare system with over 2,770 beds available for Covid-19 treatment, the success of the plan still relies on many factors. CHARMING CHIANG MAIMr Thanet said the reopening plan named "Charming Chiang Mai" has an incident action plan in which some activities might be paused if new infections exceed 200 per day for 10 consecutive days. MAINSTREAM COMES FIRSTThis winter, tourism will not look that different as Chiang Mai still has to largely depend on the domestic market. Mrs La-Iad said the Thai market was the main focus for Chiang Mai tourism in the final quarter as this market has higher potential when compared with international tourists.

Source: Bangkok Post August 19, 2021 00:00 UTC