Travel agents plead Thai govt to allow tourists in by July

The Thailand government announced that the Bang Saen beach will unveil the “new normal” for visits to the seaside when it reopens on Monday (June 1). The closest beach to Bangkok is expected to be flooded by visitors from Monday as people seek an escape from three months of lockdown. - The Nation/ANN

BANGKOK: Thai travel agents are urging the government to open the country to international tourists in July by first allowing Covid-19 (coronavirus) free countries to visit without the mandatory 14-day quarantine, however tourists must be able to provide a health certificate on arrival.

Vichit Prakobgosol, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta), said that if July opens Thailand's gates to tourists, there is a possibility of meeting the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)'s target arrival of 4 million Chinese visitors and a total of 16 million international tourists this year.