The Tourism Council of Thailand recently called for greater relaxation of the country's entry rules to support the tourism industry. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)The tourism index in the first quarter remains depressed, while the risk of more unemployment still clouds the outlook for the next quarter, mainly attributed to the Omicron variant and the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT). "Tourism operators are still struggling to maintain business as the number of tourists has yet to fully rebound due to the current travel rules. Meanwhile, TCT's recent tourism confidence index in the first quarter this year stood at 44, considerably improving from 36 in the same period in 2021, but still declining from 47 in the fourth quarter last year. The index reflects weak tourism confidence as a reading below 100 indicates low confidence among the industry.

Source: Bangkok Post March 29, 2022 03:24 UTC