sector there. really reignite the tourism sector there. good morning. actually right. sector there. good morning. actually right, you sector there. good morning. actually right, you use - sector there. good morning. actually right, you use the l actually right, you use the phrase crushing blow. telling was at the forefront of reopening tourism in southeast asia and pretty much asia pacific. there were few countries in the region that were as open as thailand to international business. it s been open since the beginning of november and numbers were starting to increase, perhaps not reaching the levels that were expected and certainly nowhere near the levels of 2019, but there was some growth. when sleep we are moving into the key season, the peak season of december, january and february for thailand s of these measures to be taken now, that each of the seriousness that thailand is taking 0micron before the tourism industry, it takes everything back perhaps a year but that s where w
foreign visitors to thailand will once again have to isolate after the government decided to halt quarantine free travel due to the spread of the 0micron variant. thailand only reopened to international travellers in november, and the move is a crushing blow to the country s tourism industry which has suffered throughout the pandemic. it comes as other countries across asia also tighten their border controls following the emergence of the new variant. earlier i spoke to gary bowerman, director of check in asia and also an asian travel analyst. here s what he had to say about these measures. thailand about these measures. was at the forefront of thailand was at the forefront of reopening tourism in south east asia and asia pacific stop there were few countries in the region as open as tile and for international business, it has been open since the beginning of november and numbers were beginning to increase. perhaps