Chiang Mai, Thailand's gateway to the north, struggles in absence of international tourists
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The economic effects of Covid-19 on Chiang Mai's tourism industry have been nothing short of devastating. As this northern Thailand city prepares to reopen, business owners discuss the impact of the pandemic on their operations.
Chiang Mai, Thailand (CNN) — Prior to the pandemic, Chiang Mai received around four million international visitors a year, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) figures.
But the economic effects of Covid-19 on this tourist city and province of the same name in northern Thailand have been nothing short of devastating, with many travel-related businesses closing and thousands of people losing their jobs.
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