Thailand expects its one millionth foreign tourist this year to arrive by the end of May, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The kingdom has seen a sharp increase in tourists since the Test & Go programme and other entry requirements were scrapped at the start this month. However, the current influx of tourists still has nothing on pre-pandemic levels.
A total of 966,686 international tourists have travelled into the kingdom of Thailand so far this year as of May 11. The TAT expects that the millionth tourist will arrive before the month ends. In 2021, only 428,000 foreigners arrived in Thailand throughout the whole year.
Tourism has increased since Thailand scrapped the Test & Go programme on May 1. The on-arrival testing was off putting for potential tourists, with horror stories circulating online about tourists who tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival and had to…
