Domestic tourism schemes ‘to generate Bt70bn from Bt22.4bn budget’

[webfact]

Domestic tourism schemes ‘to generate Bt70bn from Bt22.4bn budget’

By THE NATION

 

 

Three stimulus packages are expected to generate about Bt70 billion in spending by in-country tourists, said Tourism Council of Thailand president Chairat Trirattanajarasporn.

 

The packages to stimulate domestic tourism, which are being rolled out with a whopping budget of Bt22.4 billion, were approved by the Cabinet on June 16. They will run for four months between July and October.

 

The Tiew Pan Suk (Trips to share happiness) package is designed to help transport businesses, from airlines to car rental firms. It will subsidise at least 2 million travellers by paying 40 per cent of their travel fares, not exceeding Bt1,000. The project will cost Bt2 billion.

 

The Rao Pai Tiew Gun (Let’s travel together) package will offer a 40-per-cent discount on accommodation costing up to Bt3,000 per night for a maximum of five nights. Recipients are required to travel outside their hometowns.

 

This package will also fill tourists’ e-wallets with Bt600 per night for a maximum of five nights, to be used to pay for tourism activities such as spa services, souvenirs and restaurants. The scheme, which will subsidise up to 5 million nights of stay, will cost Bt18 billion.

 

The Kum Lang Jai (Encouragement) package will reward about 1.2 million village health volunteers and subdistrict hospital staff for their work during the Covid-19 outbreak. It will offer a subsidy of Bt2,000 per person on travel costs for a minimum of two days. This scheme will cost the government Bt2.4 billion.

 

Tourism Council chief Chairat added that he wants the government to provide financial aid to small and medium-sized tourism operators, who are short of liquidity.

 

Thai Hotels Association president Supawan Tanomkietipume expects the travel mood to return in August following the launch of the three packages. She predicts this would boost the hotel occupancy rate nationwide to around 40 per cent from July to October – enough to keep hoteliers in business while they wait for the return of foreign travellers early next year.

 

Foreign tourists account for 60 per cent of the country's tourism income.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30389774

 

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[holy cow cm]

Will be like TAT refunds. Go do it and then apply and get % back. Some of these don't look so bad. I will see if the wife wants to do something with me. But I would also bet that if my name appears anywhere such as like on an airline ticket then it will be null and void. Wonder where they are getting this money from. Sort of like robin hood  I guess. 

[smedly]

The calculator they are using is missing a few buttons 

 

 

and all they are doing is moving normal domestic spending from one province to another and calling it tourism 

[holy cow cm]

47 minutes ago, smedly said:

The calculator they are using is missing a few buttons 

 

 

and all they are doing is moving normal domestic spending from one province to another and calling it tourism 

Actually less far than that as in city to city: Quote: Recipients are required to travel outside their hometowns.

[Thailand]

Good luck.

[RichardColeman]

Take up for 40% off vouchers - 1

Take up for free money handouts - 65,000,000

[connda]

22 billion in to get 70 billion out?

My guess is regardless of how it plays out, the picture painted for public consumption in the future will be how 22 billion turned into hundreds of billions thanks to dutiful Thais stepping up and going on vacations to save the Thai economy from its own folly.

Reality is what continues to exist whether you believe in it or not.

-Philip K Dick

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

 Tiew Pan Suk (Trips to share happiness) package

I remember reading it somewhere that the previous stimulus packges of "eat, shop, drop" [or whatever it was] actually didn't have the desired affect and were actually a waste of time.

[Bender Rodriguez]

expected ... pyramid scam magical numbers show

[nong38]

So here we are mid June, when are the hotels going to be open?

As said above, you can apply but we know the only people who are going to be eligible are the ones on the register.