Somchai PoomlardThailand could lose more than 40 billion baht in tourism revenue in the worst-case scenario, assuming the Middle East airspace closure lasts for eight weeks, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry. The ministry evaluated the tourism impact using three scenarios: if the Middle East airspace is closed for three, four and eight weeks. This would impact tourists across all markets, though short-haul would see the smallest adjustment. The decline would mostly stem from 429,809 fewer European tourists, with 146,419 fewer travellers from the Middle East and 19,646 from other regions. OUTBOUND IMPACTSome outbound trips were also affected by the Middle East conflict.

Source: Bangkok Post March 09, 2026 01:08 UTC