Remote work boon for domestic travelBooking via online travel agents stood at 23.5%, a decrease of 12 percentage points from last year. The trend among local travellers of working from anywhere will continue after the outbreak, with a rise in direct hotel bookings, according to SiteMinder, a Sydney-based distribution hospitality platform provider. Mr Haines said the ability to work from anywhere started to become embedded in corporate culture during the pandemic, allowing people to take advantage of work flexibility, combining holiday time with work. Booking via online travel agents stood at 23.5%, a decrease of 12 percentage points from last year. He said destinations near Bangkok that are popular for domestic tourism started to see more advance bookings than those faraway, as people are not confident about air travel restrictions.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2021 22:41 UTC