The travel industry looks set to lose another high season after the latest tourism confidence index hit an all-time low, despite Thailand’s reopening plans and domestic stimulus campaigns.
According to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT)’s quarterly survey, the tourism confidence index in the third quarter hit a historic low of 7 out of 200. A normal level of normal confidence would be reflected with a score of 100.
The negative sentiment is expected to continue into the high season, with the index forecasting fourth-quarter sentiment of just 29 — a far cry from 62 in the same period last year — even though the country is preparing to roll out more pilot areas for international tourists and resuming two domestic stimulus campaigns in the final quarter.
Chamnan Srisawat, TCT’s president, said the government should consider urgent adjustments…
