Thailand to Promote Medical Tourism in Post-Covid Era, PM Says
- Prayuth bets on big investment in tech, digital platforms
- Thailand may reopen bars, pubs as more tourists return
A passenger has her information checked by a hotel representative on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
Photographer: Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty Images
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Thailand aims to lure more foreign visitors in the post-Covid period by promoting itself as a medical tourism hub, building on its good track record of handling the pandemic, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha said.
A virus task force headed by Prayuth on Friday will also consider demands to reopen bars, pubs and other nightlife entertainment venues that have been shut for more than a year amid a rebound in tourist arrivals. The lifting of the curbs are seen as key to lure more visitors in the June-September period, considered a low season for Thai tourism.