“Atta” threw a book to Prime Minister Big Tu-4 in front of travel agency hosting foreign tourists who will receive the COVID vaccine without quarantine from July this year. Confident this year, open for 6 months, generating income, helping restore economy 500 billion, helping workers get at least 1 million people back to work and not being a burden on government in the long run
A source from the Thai Tourism Business Association (ATTA) or the Tour Inbound Association revealed to Prachachat Business that the association sent a letter to General Prayut Chan accepting foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 virus without quarantine Has. Oh, the Prime Minister and the other four big tourism agencies are considering opening up the country.
It consists of Mr. Pipat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports, and Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister. And Public Health Minister Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of Thailand Tourism Authority And Coronavirus Outbreak Management Center 2019, Ministry of Interior (FPO)
With most countries currently vaccinating against the COVID-19 virus, data as of March 10, 2021 revealed that the number of people vaccinated worldwide was more than 300 million, which the association estimates in the first half of the year. Over 1 billion people around the world are vaccinated.
It is estimated that more than 200 million people who received the vaccine will have to go abroad, which is considered a very safe tourist group. And it’s an important destination that every country wants to have access to without incarceration. To help restore the country’s economy
The COVID vaccine is the hope of the tourism industry. Because it is the most trustworthy in the world and is certainly the safest at the moment. Dozens of countries around the world have been preparing to announce a policy that will allow this group of tourists to travel without imprisonment from July 2021.
Hence the Thai Tourism Business Association which is an organization to promote and support the tourism industry of Thailand Therefore, urge the government to examine the policy of accepting tourists vaccinated against COVID-19 virus. And has a vaccination certificate so that you can enter Thailand without quarantine. Which will gradually open from June 2021
However, the association encourages the government to continue to take other precautionary and protective measures to keep control of the COVID-19 epidemic, such as another round of COVID-19 tests while traveling. Arriving at Thailand Airport There are applications for tracking foreign tourists, etc.
The association believes that if Thailand gradually opens up to foreign tourists who have been vaccinated since June 2021, it will have the opportunity to host around 8 million foreign tourists in 2021, which will help create a circular economy And let the country benefit in 4 main areas
Consists of 1. Generating a tourist income of around 500,000 million baht, which can greatly aid the country’s economic recovery.
2. Have at least 1 million people return to work in the tourism sector. 3. The government has income from the taxation of entrepreneurs of the tourism company who can resume business. 4. Entrepreneurs The tourism sector will not be a burden for the tourism industry to seek long-term remedial action.
