CHIANG MAI, May 13 (TNA)- Tourism and Sports Minister
Pipat Ratchakitprakan has met tourism business operators in Chiang Mai for talks
on COVID-19 impacts, hinting at the possibility of reopening of the tourism
activities next month.
The minister held the meeting with members of the Chamber of
Commerce and tourism-related businesses on Wednesday.
From January to March, Chiang Mai lost at least 16.5 billion
baht in tourism revenue, reported the Chamber of Commerce.
More than 600 hotels, 12,500 entertainment venues, 100
rental car services and dozens of recreational businesses have been affected by
the COVID-19 lockdown.
The meeting discussed proposals for reopening and
revitalizing the tourism industry such as introducing special packages.
Pipat said that after the second phase of lockdown easing
this month the government might give a green light to only domestic tourists in
June.
With liquidity problems, the Chamber of Commerce warns 60
percent of tourism operators in the northern province could go out of
business.(TNA)
