As Thailand slowly rises from the ashes of the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey has found that over half of Thai respondents plan to travel outside the country this year. The “2022 Holiday Barometer” conducted by Europ Assistance between April 26-May 16 found that about 56% of 1,000 Thai respondents planned to take outbound trips this summer. This is 7 percentage points up from 2021. These respondents particularly plan trips to Asian countries such as Singapore, Japan, and South Korea.
Whilst a lot of discussion has been about foreigners travelling back to Thailand since the Thailand Pass was introduced on November 1 last year, there is now a pent u demand for Thai outbound travel, but mostly regional, short-haul, trips.
More Thais are planning domestic trips too, with 18% of Thai respondents looking forward to domestic trips. This is 5 percentage points up from 2021. Altogether,…
