China News Service, October 21. According to a report compiled by Thailand's "World Journal", in the post-epidemic era, rescuing the tourism industry has become Thailand's most important issue.

The government intends to attract high-end tourists through a special visa program, but industry groups believe that it is only effective if people in low-risk areas are allowed to enter and exempt from isolation.

　　Many people are asking, how much does it cost to visit Thailand during the epidemic?

According to media estimates, the round-trip air ticket plus the cost of quarantining for 14 days in a high-level quarantine facility, before starting sightseeing, each person entering the country will have to spend 300,000 baht.

　　This means that if you think of traveling in Thailand now, you must have leisure and money.

　　The Bangkok Post reported that according to the statistics of the Tourism Authority of Thailand in the past five years, the authorities have worked hard to attract tourists from the so-called "high-end market", that is, people with an annual income of more than $60,000, accounting for less than 20% of Thailand's tourist arrivals.

When the number of international tourists surged to 39.8 million last year, the main source of revenue was contributed by Asian tourists.

　　After the strict domestic anti-epidemic measures have been loosened since the second season, the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Association of Thai Travel Agents) has continued to urge the government to shorten the quarantine period or even cancel the quarantine.

"Because no one wants to be quarantined for 2 weeks when everyone only comes for sightseeing for 4-5 days."

　　The association believes that the authorities should focus on travelers from low-risk areas, rather than "high-end markets."

　　The association said that if the plan can be implemented, it is expected that 100,000 tourists will enter each month, creating at least 5 billion baht for the national treasury.

The travel agency company promises to take up the responsibility of the group, reducing the doubts of the Thai people about foreign group guests.

　　Vichit Prakobgosol, president of the Thailand Tourism Association, pointed out that for any country or region that focuses on tourism development, it is an inevitable decision to cancel the isolation.

　　Huang Hanzhong said that it is not enough to rely on the special tourist visa program to open 1,000 international tourists every month. Last year, Thailand’s monthly average number of tourists reached 3 million.

He believes that residents of local communities should accept special immigration groups more.

　　The Ministry of Health proposed last week to shorten the entry quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days for people from countries and regions with a low risk of infection.

　　AirAsia Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said that continued border closures will not solve the problem, especially in countries that rely heavily on tourism, such as Thailand and many of its ASEAN neighbors.

　　He believes that it is better to be screened for the new coronavirus after landing, and to exempt from 14-day isolation.

In addition, it is also important to find contacts of confirmed patients in the shortest possible time through a fully functional epidemic tracking app.

　　"To some extent, restarting borders is a risk that all countries must bear." Fernandez said.

(Huang Ruxu)