Thailand's March foreign tourists arrivals down 99.2% y/y to just 6,700

An empty hotel shuttle boat crosses the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on April 12, 2021. - AFP

BANGKOK, April 23 (Reuters): Thailand recorded 6,737 foreign tourist arrivals in March, down 99.2% from a year earlier, after a gradual easing of strict border controls to contain coronavirus infections.

The slump compares to 819,429 visitors recorded in March last year, when the tourism-reliant nation imposed a state of emergency in a bid to combat the pandemic.