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The pandemic has slowed tourism to Thailand's Buddhist temples, but the impact is more than economic

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
The pandemic has slowed tourism to Thailand's Buddhist temples, but the impact is more than economicInternational tourism dropped considerably to Thailand Buddhist temples as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The economies of countries dependent on tourism are clearly hurting, with visitor numbers plummeting as a result of the pandemic.

In Thailand alone, a country where tourism accounts for 11%-12% of the...

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