Tourism trade wants test price cutA medical worker performs a nasal swab test on a boy. All entrants enrolling in this scheme, including Thais and expats, must prebook two RT-PCR tests and two hotel rooms on arrival and day 5. “When the viral situation is under control in the next 1-2 months, the government should relax the rule by requiring just one RT-PCR test and allowing an ATK for the second test to see more pickup,” said Mr Ratchaporn. Thanet Supornsahasrungsi, acting president of the Chon Buri Tourism Council, said the government must control the price of RT-PCR tests at 1,300 baht which is the same rate the authority currently helps subsidise the second test for Test & Go registrants before the programme was suspended. Moreover, tracking apps, like MorChana and COSTE back-end system, must be fully synchronised to effectively alert tourists to undergo the second test.

Source: Bangkok Post January 20, 2022 14:27 UTC