New travel subsidies for tour groups

Bangkok Post - Oct 19, 2026

The government is offering transport subsidies of up to 40,000 baht per trip to encourage domestic group travel and generate at least 208.8 million baht in tourism revenue.

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New travel subsidies for tour groups

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