Now Thailand might get expensive for foreigners

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Soon, tourists from abroad may find Thailand an expensive place than what they experienced in the last two years as now the country is all set to raise the rates of hotels to the pre-pandemic levels. This measure is expected to support a faster upturn of the tourism industry.

The tourism ministry of Thailand is planning to request hotel operators to execute dual-tariff structure. Under this structure, foreign tourists will be charged rates that would be similar to the days of the pre-pandemic times. However, the locals will continue to enjoy discounted rates, a government spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.

Traisuree Taisaranakul said that for foreign tourists, this step is to preserve the standards of rates and services, which impacts the perception of the tourism brand of Thailand. ring During Covid-19, rates which were reduced will be maintained for Thais to carry on with the impetus of domestic tourism.

In tourism hotspots like Phuket, Bangkok, Krabi and Koh Samui, the hotels in these cities keeps on offering major discounts to attract visitors back after the coronavirus attack pushed room occupancy rates to 30%.

As there was no instant reaction to the suggestion from the hotel operators, Thailand’s tourism ministry and the Tourism Authority will soon exchange words with the Hotel Association of Thailand in terms of dual pricing plan.

As the Southeast Asian country has removed all restrictions related to travel, the tourism sector is still recovering from heavy losses that the sector mounted up during the pandemic.

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