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REVEALED: Call to scrap pcr tests thailand pass | Rare Historical Photos

Leaders from Thailand's hospitality sector pose at the 'Thailand Tourism Forum 2022'. Mr Heinecke, third from left, urges the government to lift travel restrictions to help tourism.

Hoteliers want to scrap the RT-PCR testing requirement along with the Thailand Pass because the Russian invasion of Ukraine has darkened the tourism outlook to such an extent that the industry might attract only 10% of the pre-pandemic arrival numbers.

William Heinecke, founder and chairman of global hotel operator Minor International, said Thailand finally rebounded after two years of the pandemic, but at a slow pace.

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