Subsidy slashed amid tepid travel
Tour Teaw Thai hit by lack of demand
The Tourism and Sports Ministry will reduce the budget for the “Tour Teaw Thai” tour package subsidy programme, while slashing the scheme’s projected tour packages from a million to 200,000 amid weak demand.
“After three months of implementation, the measure has proved ineffective in driving domestic trips or serving tourists’ demand as very few packages were sold,” said Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
As of Jan 17, only 27,277 tour…
