BANGKOK, July 19 (Reuters): The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that it expects the tourism industry to generate revenue of up to 2.38 trillion baht (US$65.03 billion) next year.
In a best-case scenario, revenue of 1.5 trillion baht would come from international visitors and 880 billion baht from domestic tourism, TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said, adding that would be equivalent to about 80% of the sector's performance before the pandemic struck.
The confidence also stems from the fact that Covid-19 cases reported are low over the last few months and the vaccination process has been very good.
Thailand's Public Health Ministry reported on Tuesday (July 19) that over the past 24 hours, 2,125 Covid-19 patients have been admitted to hospitals, reports The Nation Thailand.
The death toll has risen by 18, while 2,501 patients have recovered and discharged from hospitals.
The number of cumulative cases in the country since January 1, 2022, stands at 2,339,533.
The country’s total caseload from Covid-19 stands at 4,562,968 – 4,509,596 of whom have recovered, 22,341 are still in hospitals and 31,031 have died.
Separately, another 1,186 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, 1,935 their second shot and 19,260 a booster, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide to 140,765,696.
According to Worldometer, confirmed cases globally had risen to 568.69 million on Tuesday, 539.92 million of whom have recovered, 22.38 million are active cases (39,129 in severe condition) and 6.39 million have died (up by 1,128).
Thailand ranks 27th in the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 91.43 million, followed by India with 43.78 million, Brazil with 33.34 million, France with 33.03 million and Germany with 29.85 million.
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