THA: 80% of hotels shut till October - won't be back to normal until 2023



 

The chief of the Thai Hoteliers' Association painted a grim picture of the current situation in Thailand in an interview with Channel 3. 

 

Only one in 20 rooms in Thai hotels was occupied.

 

Marisa Sukosolnunphakdee said that information from her members suggested that business in April was 30% down on March.

 

Total occupancy in the organisation's hotels was at 5%.

 

80% of their hotels would be shut until October when it is hoped that the pandemic will show signs of abating and the vaccine rollout will be in full swing.

 

She indicated that only larger hotels were open and that hotels that catered to foreign tourists were all shut down for now. 

 

Her assessment was that things would only return to normal in 2023. 

 

She called on the government for help with paying staff wages, help with loans and interest payments and continued tourism stimulus measures.