The Thai outbound market is expected to rebound in the second half as Japan is starting to ease travel rules for tourists, starting with limited tour groups.
Chotechuang Soorangura, vice-president of the Thai Travel Agents Association, said tour agencies had been invited to join demonstration trips since December last year, but Omicron surges at that time postponed those plans indefinitely.
However, after the Japanese government announced yesterday it is allowing small-scale tours for vaccinated tourists from four countries -- the US, Australia, Singapore and Thailand -- as a test run in May, agencies are now awaiting the new protocols.
