TAT meets private sector to explore ways to assist operators hurt by virus outbreak
The Tourism Authority of Thailand will hold a meeting with the private sector on Tuesday (January 28) to seek remedial measures for those in the tourism sector affected by the coronavirus outbreak, Minister of Tourism and Sports Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said.
The results of the meeting will be placed before the council of economic ministers on January 31.
He will also report the impact of the virus outbreak to Cabinet today. The ministry has already convened a meeting with tourism business operators on Monday on the situation.
TAT governor Yutthasak Supasorn said that the authority will revise the plan to be presented to the economic ministers council on January 31 by focusing on how to remedy affected private parties, a change from the previous focus on boosting tourism.
It will also focus on how to draw tourists from other countries to offset the loss of Chinese tourists.
He added that the number of Chinese arrivals to Thailand is 800,000 on average per month.
