Published on : Monday, July 22, 2019
Speaking to the media, the newly sworn-in political “newbie” said on Wednesday that he was well aware of the drop in visitors from the US and Europe. He said he hoped plans to promote the two will become a reality between six months and a year. He claimed that there were many tourists with pro-marijuana views who would come as a result.
Confidence in Thailand’s ‘teflon” tourism industry has been shaken by claims from business groups, hoteliers and local vendors in tourism hot spots that tourism in May and June was down 30 per cent, compared to the same months last year. Pipat said he realised the strength of the baht at around 30 baht to the US dollar was dampening tourism from some western countries.
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