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With Malaysia reopening to fully vaccinated travellers, the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) has teamed up with related agencies to attract tourists once again to the country.

With Thailand easing rules for entry, Phuket will likely attract as many as 5 million foreign tourists this year, making up 50 per cent of the pre-Covid arrivals, according to the island resort province’s Tourism and Sports Office.

In a marked changed in tourism sentiment, some 300,000 foreign visitors arrived during the first seven days after Thailand abolished the Test & Go scheme, Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Monday.

Thailand is expected to see 5.5 million tourists this year despite the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration scrapping the Test & Go scheme from May, Krungsri Research said on Wednesday.

Northern Thailand’s largest elephant attraction splashed out on Thursday, opening for free so that visitors could enjoy Songkran’s Family Day with the friendly giants.

Trat’s three popular tourist islands – Koh Chang, Koh Mak and Koh Kut – saw an overwhelming number of visitors on Wednesday as people made a beeline for the islands to celebrate Songkran.

Thai and foreign tourists flocked to Khaosan Road in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district to celebrate Songkran on Wednesday evening.

Thai travellers are expected to make some 3.34 million trips to celebrate Songkran from April 13 to 17 and spend around THB11 billion, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Wednesday.

The Tourism and Sports Ministry will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to cancel mandatory PCR testing for foreign tourists and replace them with ATK tests from May.

The reservoir has become a tourist attraction with boat services and camping areas for those who enjoy relaxing amidst the nature.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed relevant state agencies to provide the “best possible assistance” to Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in Thailand.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a new campaign to promote responsible tourism among younger travellers.