Despite fully reopening in July, the employment rate in the hotel sector stands at just 71% of the pre-pandemic level with 68% of hotels hit by a labour shortage, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, THA president, said 67% of hotels had to keep their wage rates static as revenue in the past month had not significantly picked up, even though the number of foreign arrivals last month topped 1 million for the first time in more than two years.
