Thailand tourism hopeful about return of Test & Go program

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

With the reintroduction of the Test & Go program, that allows fully vaccinated people to enter Thailand with a Day1 and Day 5 PCR test, businesses in the tourism industry are keeping fingers crossed for a more sustained growth in international travelers from February and beyond.

The program was reinstated, although with some revisions that did not receive a particularly welcoming reception, and will be open for travelers again on February 1.

The new version of Test & Go was almost universally panned by tourists and travelers for extra complications and cost, which now needs a second RT PCR test with a pre-booked hotel on the fifth day after arrival, and additional insurance requirements.

However, tourist organizations in Thailand think that the reopening will encourage foreign arrivals. Between 200,000 and 300,000 international travelers are predicted to arrive in Thailand next month, according to the head of the Thai Hotel Association. She is hopeful about a steady increase in arriving tourists and is expecting even better numbers for March.

The relaunch of Thailand’s reopening, if the numbers actuallygo up in February and continue throughout March, this latest reopening might signify that Thailand has turned the corner in the economic battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. Tourists and hotel and other tourism business operators are hopeful that Thailand could finally witness the return of international and domestic tourism.

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