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Ministry eyes soft loans for operators
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Tourism needs to prep for reopening
published : 5 Jul 2021 at 06:30
1 A tourist from Israel enjoys in a swimming pool on Friday, one day after Phuket reopens to overseas tourists. The country plans to open more destinations for visitors. (Reuters photo)
The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to ask the Finance Ministry for 10 billion baht in soft loans to help operators prepare their businesses for the mid-October reopening deadline.
Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister, said if the Phuket sandbox operates smoothly, his ministry will use the opportunity to discuss with the Finance Ministry soft loans allocated from the government s 500-billion-baht loan decree to help relieve the economic impact of the pandemic.
Hoteliers are projecting a lukewarm tourism outlook while preparing their businesses amid uncertainties, despite the government's reopening plan for international arrivals.