TAT: Infection fears mar holiday
Interest in long weekend deterred
Concern over new local Covid-19 cases is affecting domestic sentiment for the upcoming long holiday from Nov 19-22, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Even with the long weekend taking place during the high season, local infections resulted in travellers slowing or changing their travel plans, especially for areas where new cases were reported such as Krabi, said TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn.
Domestic tourism might be tepid this weekend as people already splashed out for trips during the public holiday on Oct 23, said Mr Yuthasak.
The government also declared several special public holidays in the last few months, including Dec 10-13 in a few weeks.
The TAT estimated local travellers will take 3.02 million trips, generating 12.6…
