FTI supports shorter tourist quarantine

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) plans to support a proposal to reduce the mandatory quarantine period for foreign tourists from 14 to 10 days during the Centre for Economic Situation Administration’s (CESA) meeting this week.

This measure would improve business activities, said Supant Mongkolsuthree, the FTI’s chairman.

“New ideas are needed to push the economy forward as the world will likely be dealing with the pandemic for years,” he said.

CESA is scheduled to discuss the proposal this week after cancelling its meeting last Friday.

The proposal will be discussed this week and the FTI hopes CESA will agree with it,” said Mr Supant.

Late last week, the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre approved the proposal to reduce the mandatory quarantine period for tourists under the special tourist visa (STV) from 14 to 10 days.

Permanent secretary for public…