Thailand’s inbound tourists dropped by more than 80% year-on-year last year. What impact will this have on Thailand’s tourism industry?

Thailand’s inbound tourists last year dropped by 80% year-on-year, which must have dealt a huge blow to Thailand’s tourism industry. The hotel industry, catering industry and other tourism-related sideline income will definitely decrease by 50%. Above, the losses reached hundreds of billions of baht. From the announcement issued by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, we can know that after the arrival of a new round of epidemic, it may cause an average monthly loss of 46 billion baht to Thailand’s tourism industry. If the epidemic cannot be controlled as soon as possible, it will continue to ferment. If so, the losses may be as high as more than 130 billion baht.

Now as people’s living standards are getting better and better, many families and individuals with sufficient financial capacity will choose to travel to foreign countries. Therefore, the tourism industry in every country has suffered due to the epidemic. It’s a huge blow, and in 2020, Thailand’s inbound tourists dropped by about 80% due to the new crown pneumonia. Last year, there were only 67 million inbound tourists in Thailand, a decrease of 38%. In the last quarter of last year, there were only just over 10,000 inbound tourists in Thailand. What kind of concept is this? It is equivalent to what a country can receive. There are only this number of foreign tourists.

We all know that due to the impact of the epidemic, many countries have to temporarily close some flights and some public places, which will inevitably hit the tourism industry. Thailand has been shut down since March last year. This measure has been implemented, banning international flights from continuing to operate, which will make it impossible for tourists to enter the country. In addition, people in many countries are in danger. In order to protect their own safety, many tourists will no longer travel. Under this situation, the tourism industry will definitely be hit even more. During the epidemic, many people are facing the risk of unemployment, and many companies are facing closure and bankruptcy. Therefore, people's income is lower, and without income, there is no consumption. , then Thailand’s catering industry, hotel industry, and service industry will all suffer a huge blow.

In order to revive the tourism industry, Thailand introduced some policies in October last year to allow foreign tourists to enter and stay in Thailand, but such measures still have not received a good response. The effect is because we know that people are still most worried about their own safety, and when their income decreases, they definitely don’t have that much extra money to spend. Therefore, in the last quarter, there were only 10,800 inbound tourists in Thailand. It is because of this situation that some travel agencies and hotels in Thailand can only go bankrupt, because without the arrival of tourists, they will have no income. Under this situation.

Last month, a new round of the epidemic came in Thailand, which made Thailand’s tourism industry even worse. Those hotels and some public places that had finally reopened could only be closed. It can be said that It is really a long way to go before inbound tourism can return to its original state. Even the Thai people’s internal tourism in their own country has become less and less. That’s why the director of Thailand’s National Tourism Administration believes that if it is allowed to If the epidemic continues, it may suffer losses of 130 billion baht in one quarter.