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Monday, April 29, 2024

Doubts linger over 2022

hustle and bustle: People flock to the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at New Year to make merit and pray. Royal calendars were distributed at the Grand Palace to visitors who sign a book to wish Their Majesties the King and Queen a happy New Year.

Tourism in major tourist destinations has clearly been picking up despite the lingering spread of Covid-19, especially since the country’s reopening on Nov 1. But all of a sudden, there came an unexpected turning point – the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

A new outbreak of the highly-transmissible strain in many countries has consequently dealt another blow to Thailand’s tourism yet again. The government was prompted to suspend its Thailand Pass scheme, allowing prospective visitors to register for their planned visit to…

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