Thailand: No green light for foreign tourists yet


A vendor wearing a vintage dress sits on the floor of her antique shop in Bangkok. A deputy government spokesperson said the Phuket Model of welcoming foreign tourists would not be implemented in the near future and Thai people should go on vacation to help the local economy. - AFP

BANGKOK, Aug 28 (Bernama): A deputy government spokesperson said the Phuket Model of welcoming foreign tourists would not be implemented in the near future and Thai people should go on vacation to help the local economy, Thai news agency (TNA) reported.

Traisulee Traisoranakul said the Phuket Model project planned to set an example of welcoming foreign tourists was being discussed in details and concerned officials had yet to consider many relevant factors including the methods of receiving visitors, the categories of visitors to be accepted and measures to screen them in order to prevent Covid-19 transmission.

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