Thailand reopening looks more promising after coronavirus wave tamed

This photograph taken on Feb 26, 2021 shows visitors picnicking in the Sukhothai Historical Park, some 430km north of Bangkok. - AFP

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand's tourism reopening plans are gaining momentum as authorities roll out a national inoculation program and look into coronavirus vaccine passports and quarantine waivers.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha this week ordered officials to study vaccine certificates for international travel after signalling the tourism-reliant nation is open to scrapping the two-week quarantine for inoculated visitors.