The level 4 alert issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) against Thailand shouldn’t create a huge impact on tourism as the sector is already weak, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn.
The CDC this week added Thailand to a list of level-4 destinations, advising Americans to avoid travelling there due to a high rate of Covid-19 transmission in the country.
Mr Yuthasak said the warning was the same as that issued last year when the infection rate peaked at more than 20,000 cases per day.
From previous experience, he said this step alone should not have a large bearing on tourists’ decisions.
However, rising inflation and soaring travel costs as a…
