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Bangkok, Pattaya eye sandbox deal

Bangkok, Pattaya eye sandbox deal

Tourism operators in 2 areas expect more job losses

Tourists wear face masks to protect themselves from Covid-19 at Pattaya beach.

Tourism operators in Pattaya and Bangkok have expressed concern about unequal opportunities to welcome tourists because they are not in a sandbox scheme as the Test & Go programme is suspended indefinitely.

These operators have a negative business outlook and expect more job losses.

Thanet Supornsahasrungsi, acting president of the Chon Buri Tourism Council, said the tourism sector in popular areas such as Pattaya and Bangkok has to brace for a further slowdown without inclusion in the sandbox scheme.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday approved three additional sandbox…

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