Though Chiang Mai is suffering one of the worst spikes of Covid-19 cases in the third wave of infections that began in the capital city’s night entertainment venues, now is not the time to be pointing fingers, said the president of the Tourism Council of Chiang Mai (TCCM), Punlop Saejew.
The fresh wave of infections that began in Bangkok’s Thong Lor area could not have come at a worse time, as the Songkran holiday period is one of the most profitable periods for tourism business operators.
When the pandemic started last year, people cancelled holiday festivities as the country went into lockdown and restricted access to foreign tourists.
Earlier in the year, hopes of a recovery flickered when the government announced the country was finally…
