Arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport on May 1, 2022, following the scrapping of the RT-PCR test requirement for vaccinated travellers. However, after the pre-travel RT-PCR test requirement was removed in April, the monthly arrival figure skyrocketed to 382,212. Charoen Wangananont, president of the Thai Travel Agents Association, said outbound travellers this year would not reach 1 million. Most tour operators remain closed, while active companies struggle to maintain profit amid inflation, he said. Tour operators returning their licences from January to April this year accounted for 559 companies, down from 706 during the same period in 2021.

Source: Bangkok Post May 09, 2022 04:29 UTC