THE NATION THAILAND – Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) president Chamnan Srisawat said the tourism sector needs to welcome 12 million to 16 million foreign tourists to survive. This number, he pointed out, is 30 to 40 per cent of total visitors before the Covid pandemic or 40 million in 2019. Chamnan said he was […]
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So many tourists used to visit Chaweng beach on the Thai island of Samui before the pandemic that “you could not find the seats or the sand”, according to hotelier Patrick Moukarzel. For now there’s plenty of space, but the island’s tourism industry is not banking on that lasting much longer after Thailand further relaxed entry rules for vaccinated foreigners.