Thailand unveils strategy for tourism recovery
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Thailand has unveiled strategy for tourism recovery. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced a summary of Bangkok’s third phase of easing the COVID-19 control measures: what reopens and what remains closed, starting from 1 June, 2020.
Bangkok has allowed the following businesses and activities to reopen for the month of June.
- Restaurants and beverage shops, convenience stores, street stalls, food courts and cafeterias
- Shopping malls, department stores and community malls can remain open until 21.00 Hrs.
- Exhibition and convention facilities and event halls
- Meeting rooms in hotels or convention centres
- Retailers and wholesalers, community shops, markets, floating markets, flea markets
- Hypermarkets and wholesale markets
- Beauty salons, hairdressers, and barbers with a time limit of not more than two hours for each customer and no waiting in the premises
- Amulet markets and centres
- Nurseries and elderly care centres (overnight only)
- Child development centres
- Beauty and aesthetic clinics, tattoo shops and manicure/pedicure shops
- Golf courses and driving ranges
- Sports stadiums
- Public parks and sports venues
- Pet care centres
- Fitness centres
- Indoor sports venues
- Indoor and outdoor swimming pools
- Botanic gardens, flower gardens, museums, learning centres, historic sites, archaeological sites, public libraries, and art galleries
- Health and wellness shops, spas, Thai traditional massage shops, and foot massage shops
- Boxing camps and gyms
- Bowling alleys and skating and rollerblade rinks
- Dance centres and schools
- Ponds for water sports and activities
- Cinemas and theatres
- Zoos
- Schools and educational buildings
The following businesses and activities remain closed for the period of 1-30 June, 2020, or until further notice.
- Pubs, bars, and entertainment venues
- Water parks and amusement parks
- Childrens playgrounds and children’s play areas in markets, floating markets and flea markets
- Snooker and billiard halls
- Game centres
- Gaming and Internet shops
- Fighting cock venues
- Nurseries and elderly care centres (except for overnight services)
- Boxing stadiums
- Martial arts gyms
- Horse-race tracks
- Shower establishments
- Massage and shower parlours
- All types of competition venues
- Catering rooms and venues
- Fighting bulls and fish venues
“The relaxation helps some tourism-related businesses while other venue operators must wait and continue to follow guidelines issued by the Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health,” TAT said in a statement.
Despite these relaxations, all international flights to Thailand are still banned until 30 June.
June 3 , 2020
Photo: Thailand plans to reopen different regions stage by stage towards the end of 2020. – Jack Taylor/AFP via Getty Images
