Thailand Plans Travel Bubble Talks With China to Boost Tourism
- Nation also set for travel corridor talks with Malaysia
- China seen as key to recovery of Thailand’s tourism industry
Passengers have their information checked by a hotel representative on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Feb. 1.
Photographer: Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty Images
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Thailand plans to hold travel bubble talks with China and Malaysia this month, days after resuming a quarantine-free visa program to boost tourist arrivals seen as key to sustaining a nascent economic recovery.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s government will soon discuss with the Chinese Minister for Culture and Tourism details of a possible bilateral travel deal, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a government spokesman, said in a statement Monday. Thai officials are also preparing to hold talks with neighboring Malaysia later this month for a similar agreement, he said.