Thailand eyes US$600mil tourism boost with travel subsidies

FILE PHOTO: Domestic travelers in Thailand will receive co-payment vouchers worth as much as 2,000 baht for restaurants, spas, shops and tourism activities. - S Medical Spa

BANGKOK: Thailand is targeting more than 20 billion baht (US$602 million) in additional tourism spending with a domestic travel stimulus aimed at shoring up a key economic engine hit by weaker foreign arrivals and higher energy costs.

The government plans to spend around four billion baht to subsidise hotel stays and other tourism expenses, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul. The package, covering one million entitlements, is expected to go before the cabinet on Sept. 22.

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资料图片：泰国国内游客将获得价值高达2000泰铢的代金券，可用于餐厅、水疗中心、商店和旅游活动。——S Medical Spa

曼谷：泰国计划通过国内旅游刺激计划，吸引超过 200 亿泰铢（6.02 亿美元）的额外旅游支出，以提振受外国游客数量减少和能源成本上涨冲击的关键经济引擎。

据旅游与体育部长素拉萨·潘查伦沃拉库尔透露，政府计划拨款约40亿泰铢用于补贴酒店住宿和其他旅游支出。这项惠及100万人的补贴方案预计将于9月22日提交内阁审议。

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