BANGKOK – Despite bringing Covid-19 infections under steady control and making headway in its vaccination roll-out, Thailand is once again on edge as the tourism sector frets over entry curbs that aim to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
Since November, more than 350,000 vaccinated travellers have entered Thailand through its much-touted quarantine-free entry scheme that saw hints of revival in the battered tourism industry.
But application for entry under the scheme was suspended last week after Thailand detected its first case of local transmission of the Omicron variant, and the industry is once again in a state of flux after two months of brief respite.
“Some people thought the November reopening would bring in big numbers of tourists, but the reality is that the increase was not great,” said the Association of Thai Travel Agents’ (ATTA) head of public relations Pilomrat…
