The Nation/Asia News Network
BANGKOK — Asian nations are expected to be the first group of countries Thailand will engage in “travel bubble” talks with, Tourism Authority of Thailand governor Yuthasak Supasorn said.
“Travel bubble” is a post-Covid-19 era term in the tourism industry, suggesting match-making between countries with manageable and low number of Covid-19 cases to allow free flow of uninfected tourists between them without the need to quarantine the visitors after their entry.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently instructed the Tourism and Sports Ministry to prepare for bilateral negotiations on travel bubble agreements.
Earlier Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan said that such talks might happen in the second half of this year.
Yuthasak expected that the first groups of travelers to Thailand would be from the Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions, Exhibitions segment and health conscious travelers.