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Association of Domestic Travel upbeat on domestic tour goal

Association of Domestic Travel upbeat on domestic tour goal

Operators pin hopes on stimulus schemes

Suvarnabhumi airport early this month. SOMCHAI POOMLARD

The government’s domestic tourism goal of 200 million trips this year is achievable, though it depends on state support via more stimulus plans, says the Association of Domestic Travel (ADT).

Operators would like the government to flatten the infection rate curve from the hundreds daily to double digits or even a single digit by February, in order to revive travel confidence, said ADT president Thanapol Cheewarattanaporn.

The goal is to revive interprovincial trips by March, starting with low-risk areas, he said.

Around 70% of ADT’s 750 members emerged from the lockdown in the third quarter last year….

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