Thai gov’t says tourism industry may not recover until 2026
The country welcomed nearly 40 million visitors in 2019 -- the last year before the pandemic -- earning 1.8 trillion baht in revenue.

The country welcomed nearly 40 million visitors in 2019 -- the last year before the pandemic -- earning 1.8 trillion baht in revenue.
Congratulations kabayan Raine, and to the Deomampo-Prieto family!
The Transport Ministry has arranged convenient public transport for those who want to receive the jabs.
The northern province of Chiang Rai’s communicable disease committee is imposing travel restrictions on all arrivals from the country’s four Dark Red zone provinces – Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan, starting today, May 21.
China recently donated 500,000 vaccine doses, and Thailand agreed in turn to inoculate Chinese nationals as it slowly rolls out shots for its own citizens to contain a coronavirus surge that has sickened tens of thousands in the past two months.
Kabayan Josaphat P. Bergantin is celebrating his 27th birthday today, May 20. And as appreciation to all the blessings he had unexpectedly received during the pandemic, instead of partying he decided to share some food packs to our needy kababayan and foreign national friends.
The Thai Ministry of Education has decided to delay further the start of the new school term, from June 1 to June 14, after the first postponement from May 17.
Chulabhorn Hospital in the capital’s Chaeng Wattana area is accepting online registration for foreign nationals without Thai identification documents.
Thai McDonald's has started giving away normal-sized french fries for those who got their first jab. The fast-food giant is targeting to give the fries to 50,000 vaccinated people across the kingdom.
Passengers who have original flights in April and May 2021 that have been cancelled and still have an open ticket (not rebooked yet) can still join the flight.
If you have not done yet, install the Mor Prom app on your mobile phone as this is the official app released by the Thai government to register for the said vaccination program.
Mr Saksayam said he asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to coordinate with all relevant agencies, including the Airports of Thailand Plc, U-Tapao Airport Administration and Bangkok Airways to prepare for the resumption of international flights later this year, Siam Rath reported.
"We estimate that there are about two million students at both school and college levels who wish to be vaccinated against Covid-19," the minister said.
Foreigners in Thailand may have to wait until August before receiving vaccinations from the government, City Hall's top health official said yesterday.
Miss Grand International 1st runner-up Samantha Bernardo was also aboard the flight.
The start of term has been delayed to June 1st because of the third wave of the pandemic.