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If things aren’t bad enough for Thailand’s tourism industry，The second outbreak of the epidemic in Samut Sakhon in the past week has made the situation even worse。

Just when the few open hotels in Thailand’s major tourist hotspots hope that passenger traffic will pick up during the Christmas and New Year periods，Outbreak at Samut Samut Sakhon Seafood Market，And as the epidemic spreads beyond provincial borders，Lockdowns and restrictions implemented in many provinces，The spark of hope in the tourism industry is basically dashed。Even though the "rebound" is mainly domestic passenger traffic，But after a disastrous year for Thailand’s tourism and hospitality industry，Any travel trends are welcome。

The new coronavirus outbreak near the seafood industry center on Bangkok’s southwest coast has resulted in thousands of confirmed infections。The epidemic mainly occurs among migrant workers，They are hired due to cheap and available labor resources，Many come from neighboring Myanmar。Samut Sakhon has been locked down until at least January 3rd，Curfew and travel restrictions in place。

Today，Anthony Lark, Chairman of Phuket Hotel Association said，The threat of another nationwide lockdown or restrictions on domestic travel could be the last 188bet sports betting app download straw for many travel-related companies。Anthony is also the general manager of Trisara，A high-end resort in the northern beach tourist area of ​​Phuket。

"Everyone is losing money，Just want to break even。If the government cannot control the epidemic，And introduce any domestic air travel or interprovincial travel restrictions，Then you will definitely see the hotel、Restaurant and boat owner collapse。"

"Since Phuket closed its borders at the end of March，Domestic tourists from Bangkok account for 99% of Phuket visitors。Before the epidemic，Foreign tourists account for two-thirds of the island’s visitors，But it contributes 90% of Phuket’s tourism revenue。"

The tourism industry is in disgrace. The total number of tourists in the first nine months of this year was only 6.7 million，Nearly 40 million people in the same period last year。Among these 6.7 million people，And most of them were visited in the first quarter before the borders were closed。

Bangkok hotels after country goes into lockdown，Average occupancy rate drops to 6 in April.7%，But managed to recover slightly to 13 in the third quarter of 2020.7%，Completely rely on "Overnight"Type guest。Although Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday tried to allay people’s fears about the epidemic，But he also pointed out，"It will take approximately a week to assess whether stricter restrictions are needed"。

When Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson of the Thailand Epidemic Management Center, was asked by the media whether the current blockade in Samut Sakhon Province would be expanded to other provinces or Bangkok，He simply replied...... "It hasn’t happened yet"。

In the past 188bet sports betting app download month，The Thai government has slowly lifted some restrictions on international travel into Thailand，Almost only kept 14 days quarantine。But as the Epidemic Management Center understands the extent of the current epidemic and its successful experience in mitigating clusters，Most of these relaxation measures will be put on hold。

Last year，Thailand’s foreign tourist arrival revenue exceeds 60 billion US dollars (approximately 392.6 billion yuan)。

Won’t improve

Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, said in an interview with Thai media on the 23rd，With the second spread of the new crown epidemic in Thailand，Little hope of attracting international tourists in the first quarter of next year。

Thailand currently does not need to tighten travel restrictions to the UK or other high-risk countries，Because there is almost no demand for foreigners to visit Thailand at this time。

Attracting long-stay international tourists by launching Special Tourist Visa (STV)，But the market response was lukewarm。

Pippa said: "This issue has been discussed with the Thai Embassy in China，It is said that winter is the biggest test in controlling the new coronavirus。”，

He said，Thailand expects the international tourism market to face a long period of "Drought"，Those who come here will be foreigners with special purposes，Not for traveling。

After international flights return to normal，Tourism may restart，This may happen in April，Driven by Songkran Festival。If Thailand and China are ready to have more discussions about "travel bubbles" at the end of winter，Then the possibility of attracting more tourists next summer will be greater。

The Thai government approved 188bet sports betting app download a budget of 45 billion baht，Used by the Ministry of Public Health to combat the epidemic。Although many countries already have vaccines and have begun vaccinating their residents，But Thailand is scheduled to have its first human injection in the middle of next year，Won’t follow the trend in a hurry。Pippa said: “Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is waiting for a thorough look at the side effects。We don’t have to be guinea pigs。” He also said，Every citizen of Thailand will receive enough vaccines，Because the government has prepared funds。

According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand，Thailand will welcome more than 10 million international tourists next year，Contributes 500 billion baht to the economy。

In the domestic market，Affected by the second outbreak of the epidemic in Thailand，After noticing that local tourists put their travel plans on hold during the festival，The Ministry of Tourism and Sports arranged a meeting with the Thai Hotels Association。

The meeting reached an agreement，Allow tourists to postpone hotel bookings through government-backed subsidy campaign。"The hotel agrees to allow local travelers to reschedule their reservations within six months or one year during the event，"Mr Pippa said。

Struggle to survive

There will be more holidays in Thailand next year for tourism.

The Thai government is considering a proposal from the tourism industry to add additional holidays next year，To help the ailing tourism industry。The second outbreak of the epidemic in Samut Sakhon has further aggravated this situation。

Vichit Prakobgosol, chairman of the Association of Thai Travel Agents, said on Friday，The proposal was made during talks with Deputy Prime Minister 188bet app download Wissanu Kaka-ngam and other public and private travel agencies including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)。

Witch said，Before submission to Cabinet for approval，Details must be worked out。But there may be additional national or regional holidays next year，and scheduled for Friday，For a long weekend trip。

“This may help the tourism industry next year。The new crown epidemic has dried up Thailand’s tourism industry。" Veitch said after the meeting at Government House。

Thailand’s tourism industry prospects next year are bleak。The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting significantly lowered expectations for the number of foreign tourists next year，Down from 9 million at the last meeting in September to 5.5 million。The travel industry is expected to recover significantly in 2022，It is predicted that there will be 23 million foreign tourists by then。This “optimistic” number is still well below last year’s pre-pandemic peak of nearly 40 million passengers。

*This articleSource: Siamese Birds, original title: "Thailand’s year-end travel boost plan collapsed，The miserable situation in the tourism industry will not improve，More companies will close down》.