A man is waiting in front of a coffee stall in Bangkok, on Aug 31, 2021. Thailand's capital city is set to reopen for visitors on Oct 1. - AFP
BANGKOK, Sept 6 (Bloomberg): Thailand is set to reopen more of its popular tourist destinations starting next month, betting that a higher local inoculation rate can help draw more foreign visitors and revive an economy battered by the pandemic.
The reopening of capital city Bangkok and Chiang Mai as well as beach resorts Pattaya, Cha-Am and Hua Hin from Oct. 1 will be modeled after an initiative to bring back vaccinated tourists to Phuket, tourism ministry officials said.
More destinations, including Chiang Rai, Koh Chang and Koh Kood, may fully reopen for visitors from mid-October, with travel bubbles planned with neighboring countries next year, they said.
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