Thailand likely to delay reopening of key tourist destinations until November

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BANGKOK, Sept 24 (Xinhua):Thailand plans to postpone its reopening of the capital Bangkok and other major tourist destinations to foreign visitors until November, citing that the vaccination rate in these regions are still behind the targets.

The planned reopening to fully-vaccinated foreign visitors without quarantine of major tourist destinations including Bangkok, Hua Hin, Pattaya and Chiang Mai in October could be extended to Nov. 1, the Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan said in an interview with local media.