Domestic travel sentiment remains weak amid a five-digit surge in daily cases and higher commodity prices, despite incentives like the We Travel Together hotel subsidy scheme and local events aimed at generating more trips.
“Bookings from the fourth phase of the stimulus haven’t yet picked up as strong as hoteliers expected due to Omicron concerns,” said La-Iad Bungsrithong, president of the Thai Hotels Association’s (THA) northern chapter.
Covid-19 cases have exceeded 10,000 infections per day over the past week, with 14,900 cases and 26 fatalities recorded on Monday.
Mrs La-Iad said response to the new phase of the scheme was significantly weaker compared to the previous phases, with only 300,000 room nights…
