Hotel operators are clamouring for RT-PCR testing upon arrival for foreign visitors to be eliminated from requirements to avoid a tourism collapse as the resumption of the Test & Go scheme alone is not enough to create momentum.
Adding perspective at “Bangkok Post Conference 2022: Omicron Crisis”, a chief economist believes the tourism industry will take longer to recover than other sectors.
Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, president of the Thai Hotels Association, said feedback from the new Test & Go scheme is slower as the current programme cannot compare to its initial launch last November because the high season is close to ending.
Another critical obstacle for the industry is tourists are required to take a second RT-PCR test at hotels five…
