Thailand approves US$720mil plan to boost domestic tourism


THAILAND approved a plan worth 22.4 billion baht (US$720mil) to boost domestic tourism as the nation’s borders remain closed to foreign tourists because of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Under the plan, visitors will pay 60% of hotel accommodation bills and the government covers the rest, up to 3,000 baht per night and for no more than five nights, a statement released after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday showed.

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