TAT wants night-life establishments to close at 4 am to promote tourism

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to propose the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to extend the closing hours of night entertainment establishments by another t wo hours from 2 am until 4 am supposedly to promote tourism.

TAT Goveror Yutthasak Supasorn told the media about his proposal before a meeting with Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan about the proposal to extend the operating hours of night entertainment venues such as bars and discotheques by moving back the closing hours by two more hours to 4 am. He said he believes that this measure would stimulate spending by foreign tourists and would promote tourism industry.

The TAT governor has scheduled to visit Pattaya this coming Saturday to meet with operators of the night entertainment establishments to hear their views on his proposal. More field visits to the other cities across the country are on the drawing board.

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tat-wants-night-life-establishments-to-close-at-4-am-to-promote-tourism/

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