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Thailand Launches Co-Payment Travel Scheme to Aid Northern Provinces

The Tourism Authority of Thailand will launch a co-payment scheme to promote tourism in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai post-floods. The scheme offers a 400 baht subsidy to support half the 800-baht travel costs for the first 10,000 subscribers starting November 1, pending Cabinet approval. Additional measures include loans, utility reductions, and boosting tourism infrastructure and confidence.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is introducing a co-payment scheme to support tourism in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, which were heavily impacted by recent floods.

Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong announced the scheme will subsidize half of the 800-baht travel cost, with each subsidy worth 400 baht available to the first 10,000 participants starting November 1.

The plan is pending Cabinet approval and distribution may involve influencers' live streams.

Additionally, the ministry proposes five other recovery measures, including soft loans, utility bill reductions, and tax cuts for small businesses, soliciting Cabinet support to develop basic infrastructure and improve disaster management systems, promoting the provinces as MICE hubs, improving filmmaking opportunities, and offering alternative cards and evacuation training for tour guides.
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