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Hotels want new stimulus phase sped up

Sector eager for renewed subsidy

A smartphone displays the Pao Tang app with the “We Travel Together” hotel subsidy scheme. (Photo: Chakkrapan Natanri)

Even with the Chinese market poised to return, local hotels still want the government to accelerate the launch of the new phase of the domestic stimulus scheme after another delay at the cabinet meeting last week.

La-iad Bungsrithong, board advisor for the Thai Hotels Association, said the “We Travel Together” hotel subsidy scheme provides integral support for hotels and domestic tourists in terms of spending.

However, the allocation of 560,000 rooms for the new phase might be too low to generate income for the industry nationwide, she said.

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