Executives back reopeningMost executives of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) support the government's plan to reopen the tourism industry between October and November and are demanding only necessary measures to prevent new Covid-19 infections. A total of 78% of 150 executives agreed with the reopening and lockdown easing plan in a survey conducted by the FTI in September, said Wirat Uanarumit, vice-chairman of the FTI. The findings came as the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration decided to reschedule the start date of the reopening from Oct 1 to Nov 1. The pollsters found 73.3% of the interviewees held a moderate view on the reopening plan as they wanted disease prevention and economic recovery to occur together. Mr Wirat said 16.7% wanted tourists to only stay in the designated tourist areas while 12.6% supported nationwide travel, provided foreign tourists were initially kept in quarantine for 14 days.

Source: Bangkok Post September 30, 2021 22:30 UTC