The Thailand Development Research Institute expects the tourism sector will start to recover once a Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out late next year. (Bangkok Post photo)The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) is predicting the tourism sector will start to recover once a Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out late next year. "We can expect more Chinese tourists in the post-Covid-19 world," she told a forum titled "Thailand's post-Covid-19 economy and the most vulnerable". According to the TDRI, domestic tourism was already recovering but would not return to the pre-Covid-19 level [6% of GDP] due to safety and financial concerns. Thailand's representative for Human Rights Watch said domestic tourism, having just bounced back, had been shattered by the case in Rayong.

Source: Bangkok Post July 17, 2020 02:59 UTC