Hoteliers have mixed feelings about a new phase of the hotel subsidy scheme “We Travel Together” after the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) suggested hotels could offer a 50% discount for an additional 1 million room nights.
TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said cooperation from hotels was important to stimulate domestic trips without solely depending on a government budget, particularly when this market was being challenged by growing outbound demand driven by easier travel rules.
The remaining 4-billion-baht budget for We Travel Together will be used for a 40% subsidy on 1 million room nights, while the TAT asked hotels to add another 1 million rooms to this…
