Local tourists took 20 million trips last month, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul)The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to spur 80 million domestic trips in the first half this year as the downward trend in new Covid infections helps rebuild local travel sentiment. "The TAT aims to tally 40-50 million domestic trips in the second quarter, which will help secure 80 million trips in the first six months and keep the goal for the whole year of 160 million trips in sight," said Thapanee Kiatphaibool, TAT deputy governor for domestic marketing. Even though the country was overwhelmed by the spread of the Omicron variant, local tourists still took 20 million trips in April. She said the "workation" segment remains vital to support domestic tourism as the agency has promoted the "Workation Thailand" project last year, targeting corporates and agencies.

Source: Bangkok Post May 17, 2022 02:11 UTC