Travel subsidy schemes to be extended by authoritiesA man rides a horse at Cha-am beach in Phetchaburi province on Dec 25, 2021. Total expenditure from this phase was 8.4 billion baht, of which 7.1 billion baht was for hotel rooms, 1.25 billion baht for food and drink via vouchers, and the remainder for air tickets. Meanwhile, the tour subsidy programme which ends in April still has 131,415 remaining privileges, prompting tour operators to ask for an extension until the end of the year. There are expected to be 52.7 million domestic trips in the first half of this year, generating 240 billion baht. The Tourism and Sports Ministry's target for 2022 is 160 million domestic trips generating 656 billion baht.

Source: Bangkok Post April 29, 2022 10:23 UTC