Tourism aid to spur domestic spendingThe government encourages Thais to travel more to local destinations as the coronavirus restricts air travel. Chairat Trirattanajarasporn, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), said many people have expressed interest in the government's domestic tourism packages, adding he expects tourist hotspots in the North to draw huge crowds during this year's high season. "Prior to the Covid-19 crisis, an average of 10 million Thais travel abroad annually, with each spending about 50,000 baht per trip -- equivalent to 500 billion baht per year," he said. On June 30, the cabinet approved two stimulus packages worth 22.4 billion baht to boost domestic tourism. Meanwhile, the "Moral Support'' promotion worth 2.4 billion baht will help fund holidays for 1.2 million health officials and volunteers.

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 19:18 UTC