Over 300,000 foreign tourists land a week after Test & Go scheme scrapped

Thanakorn said the TAT expects that some 300,000 foreign tourists will visit Thailand each month from May to September.

He said the number is expected to rise to one million per month from October to December, which is regarded as the high season for foreign arrivals.

The spokesman also quoted Prayut as saying that tourism and hotel operators should retrain their staff to be multiskilled in anticipation of an influx of foreign tourists later this year.

The prime minister has also instructed government agencies concerned to improve and restore sightseeing places to make them more attractive to tourists. The prime minister also suggested that hotel operators improve their facilities ahead of the arrivals, Thanakorn added.

Prayut reminded local people and tourism operators that they should strictly follow Covid-19 preventive measures.

On Monday,…