Thailand urging travellers to return to its shores

Flower vendors sit outside Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand on Aug. 3, 2021. As Thailand battles a punishing COVID-19 surge with nearly 20,000 new cases every day, people who depend on tourism struggle in what was one of the most-visited cities

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As Australians prepare to fly overseas again, one country urging travellers to return to its shores is Thailand. It’s reopening its borders to fully-vaccinated Australians and citizens of 45 other nations.

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