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Rules, costs deter outbound travel

Rules, costs deter outbound travel

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Outbound passengers queue to check in at Suvarnabhumi airport on April 1, 2022. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Most Thai travellers are still not ready to take trips abroad as Covid-19 threats, higher expenditure from health and safety measures, and regular changes to entry rules for each country remain obstacles.

Charoen Wangananont, managing director at Kangwal Holiday Co, said despite the long Songkran holiday and more countries reopening with fewer restrictions, the size of the outbound market is still relatively small when compared with the pre-pandemic period.

Even as more countries, including…

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