Before the pandemic, Bangkok was undoubtedly a top global tourist destination, with an inexpensive cost of living and plenty of accommodation on offer.
The capital welcomed 66.9 million visitors in 2019, including 24.8 million foreigners, drawing in 1 trillion baht from them that year.
From 2020 to 2021, arrivals in the capital slumped because of the pandemic. The government employed harsh restrictions, including a nighttime curfew, a ban on dining in at restaurants and shuttering malls, parks, entertainment venues and tourist attractions.
Rules have eased since last month following a decline in new infections, and Bangkok is due to reopen to vaccinated foreign travellers from Nov 1, just…
