The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working with the tourism sector to find a strategy to achieve its 3.16-trillion-baht revenue target for 2020 and offset the sharp decline in Chinese tourists this year. This was the first meeting since the Chinese government imposed outbound travel bans on citizens last week to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The stimulus requires approval from the economic cabinet at the upcoming meeting on Jan 31, said TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn. "We anticipate Chinese travellers will decrease by 2 million from last year's tally of around 11 million inbound." A version of the Taste-Shop-Spend scheme for foreign tourists has been scrapped to focus on more urgent tasks.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2020 23:15 UTC