A man drives a motorcycle on Khao San Road on April 11, 2022. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
Businesses on Khao San Road are surging back to life as more foreign visitors are returning after the cancellation of the Test & Go entry scheme.
Sa-nga Ruangwatthanakul, president of the association of business operators in the backpacker haven said on Saturday that businesses in the area have been revitalised.
”Even though tourist numbers may not be as high as before, business operators can still earn about 5 million baht a day on weekdays, and up to 10 million baht a day on weekends,” he said, adding this was attributable to the entry scheme being scrapped.
He said foreign tourists began returning to Khao San Road during Songkran…
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