Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin has clarified that one reason for not declaring Chiang Mai as a disaster area, despite the choking haze, is the concern over an impact on the tourism industry.
He communicated via X on Sunday, saying this decision came after considering feedback and suggestions from all relevant sectors, indicating that declaring an emergency would negatively impact the number of tourists when tourism has just started to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foreign tourists who have purchased insurance from their home countries would not be covered if they visit disaster areas or emergency zones, which will cause Chiang Mai to lose tourists for both short and…
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