The Government of Thailand has decided to extend the “We Travel Together” programme and approve a parallel tourism campaign in efforts shore up its tourism industry hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
People with face masks on to avoid COVID-19 infection at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – TheGovernment of Thailand has decided to extend the “We Travel Together” programmeand approve a parallel tourism campaign in efforts shore up its tourismindustry hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Thai Cabinet on March 23 approvedthe third-phase extension of the tourism stimulus package until the end ofJuly. This package will ensure a maximum of 2 million hotel rooms, compared to1 million hotel rooms provided in the first two phases, for domestic travellers.
The"We Travel Together" programme was launched in 2020 to stimulatedomestic travel so as to revive the country’s pandemic-hit sector.
Meanwhile,under the parallel Thailand Travels campaign, a Thai national, aged 18 yearsand older, may apply for a maximum of 5,000 THB (about 161 USD) from thegovernment to spend on a domestic trip.
Thefunding for this campaign will be managed by country’s travel firms. About 300travel companies have offered to join the campaign scheduled for July./.
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People with face masks on to avoid COVID-19 infection at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
