Thailand Welcomed 1,201 Tourists in October, Down from 3 Million in October 2019
Photo Credit: Tourists at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand in 2017. Skift / Dan Peltier
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Considering the importance of tourism to Thailand, the nation has shown remarkable discipline in order to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Thailand recorded its first 1,201 foreign tourists in October since a ban in April aimed at averting coronavirus outbreaks, as the country gradually opens up to a select number of visitors to help its struggling, tourism-reliant economy.
Southeast Asia's second-largest economy contracted 6.4% in the third quarter from a year earlier after the second quarter's 12.1% slump as most virus restrictions were eased, but an absence of t
