Authorities join private sector to rebuild tourism
The Tourism Authority of Thailand predicted that the country may lose 100,000 to 200,000 foreign tourists following the blasts, which would mean a loss of some Bt5 to Bt10 billion in tourism income this year. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister of Tourism and Sports, said on August 16 that tourism authorities were planning various events to restore arrivals in major centres such as Phuket and Hua Hin. The government and private sector are taking urgent steps to rebuild the tourism business lost in the wake of last week’s bomb and arson attacks at major tourist centres in the South.
