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Tourism operators in Hat Yai seeking helping hand

Three Thai women make their way with their luggage into Malaysia at the Sadao border checkpoint in the southern province of Songkhla on April 1. Thailand reopened the southern checkpoint after a period of prolonged closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (AFP photo)

Tourism operators in Hat Yai are calling for additional support when it comes to registration for the Thailand Pass and bus services at the Malaysian border, particularly at the Sadao checkpoint, in order to bring back tourists.

"Tourism operators in Hat Yai are still struggling to maintain their business despite the reopening as most arrivals are Malaysian businessmen, not tourists," said Kamon Suttiwannopat, president of Songkhla Tourism Association.

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