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Hotel sector wants to extend domestic stimulus schemes

A man browses hotel deals at a travel fair. Amid the pandemic, many hotels are offering local tourists discounts based on the government’s “We travel together” and “Tour Teaw Thai” stimulus packages.  Somchai Poomlard

The hotel sector is urging the government to extend domestic stimulus programmes to cover the high season in the final quarter, after those projects were interrupted by the third outbreak.

The cabinet on Wednesday announced that two tourism stimulus packages, “We Travel Together” — a subsidy on hotels and airfares — and “Tour Teaw Thai” — a co-payment for domestic tour packages — must be postponed indefinitely in light of the recent outbreak.

Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, president of the Thai Hotels Association (THA), said those projects were planned for the current fiscal year which ends…

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