Tourists are seen on Pattaya beach on May 24, 2022. The Tourism Authority of Thailand hopes for more domestic travel from Thais to shore up the sector. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)
Domestic tourism receipts for the first quarter this year are expected to tally 135 billion baht from 29.7 million trips, but the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is still aiming for 656 billion baht in revenue from the segment for the entire year.
TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said total domestic revenue in the first three months surged 53% year-on-year from 29.7 million trips, an increase of 73%, mainly attributed to loosening curbs to stem Covid-19 and a higher vaccination rate.
However, the TAT still set an ambitious target of 160 million local…
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