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Thai Airlines Offer Discount on Domestic Flights

You can get 300 baht off domestic flights in Thailand under the project “Discounts All Over the Sky, Fly All Over Thailand.

” The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Thai Airlines Association jointly launched a special offer to stimulate the economy through domestic tourism this season.

Six airlines joined the scheme to offer 300 baht discounts on 500,000 seats on flights taking off before the end of the year.

Book before October 10 to get 300 baht off any flight between November 1 – December 31, 2022. Each booking is eligible for one 300 baht discount.

The participating airlines include Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, Thai Smile, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air and Thai VietJet.

TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the special offer would help the TAT to fulfil its goal for Thailand’s tourism industry to generate 1.5 trillion baht before the end of the year. 

The TAT governor added that Thailand’s aviation business is recovering from the pandemic well and is heading in the right direction.

He said removing the Thailand Pass influenced air travel for Thais and foreigners.

A government spokesperson is saying that tourism is nearly back to pre-Covid levels,

though the Ministry of Tourism expects travellers will spend less money than previously predicted. 

Since January, 5 million international travellers have landed in Thailand, about half the amount the government forecasted by the end of the year.

One million tourists entered during September, garnering high hopes that the goal for the year is within sight.

While recent data suggested a downturn in tourism in the third quarter due to widespread flooding in the kingdom,

officials expect to bounce back in the fourth quarter as international tourists itching to travel will be lured by the high season and a variety of year-end festivals.

Officials predict 1.5 million international travellers per month in the last three months of the year.

The national government is pushing hard on promotional marketing, working with provincial and local governments and the private tourism industry.

They also expect to boost tourism revenue with their aggressive campaign to attract wealthy travellers and ex-pats.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working with airlines to do promotions and offer discounts on fuel tourism numbers for the end of the year.

Phuket reported that domestic air arrivals have swelled to 84% of what it was before Covid-19,

while its international arrivals have reached about 40% of pre-pandemic figures. Most of those foreign tourists are from India and the Middle East.

Hoped that the currently restricted travel from China and Russia will be eased by next year, allowing an influx of international travellers.

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