by Tanakorn Sangiam
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The tourism industry has been seeing signs of recovery after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector now expects around 11.7 million international visitors this year and a revenue of 620 billion baht.

 

Tourism businesses are hoping to see a recovery following the country’s border reopening to tourists. Mr. Chamnan Srisawat, President of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), said tourists from India will become key spenders, thanks to the population size, their eagerness to travel abroad, and their high purchasing power.

 

Around 600,000 tourists from India have visited Thailand so far this year, making them the second largest group of visitors to the kingdom, after Malaysia.

 

To accommodate growth in the high-spending group, the TCT has proposed a sustainable tourism development strategy that promotes a balance between key tourism destinations and lesser-known cities, enabling better income distribution to all corners.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221011020540694

 

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Oh my! The TAT loaned the TCT their calculators.

I suspect the higher expectation of revenue is because the price to enter the National Parks has risen to an appropriate level for Tourist. Kinda wonder what the percentage of tourist actually visit National Parks?

 

Oh yes, extra revenue from the 300 baht entrance fee helps the count also.

Edited October 11, 20223 yr by IAMHERE
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13 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

Oh yes, extra revenue from the 300 baht entrance fee helps the count also.

Along with a vivid imagination!

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Around 600,000 tourists from India

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

To accommodate growth in the high-spending group,

How many of the 600,000 above fall into the 2nd category?

7 hours ago, webfact said:

tourists from India will become key spenders, thanks to the population size, their eagerness to travel abroad, and their high purchasing power.

...and Thais love of them as a people. ????

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The tourism industry has been seeing signs of recovery after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector now expects around 11.7 million international visitors this year and a revenue of 620 billion baht.

Expects... 

another pie in the sky figure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

''Thailand Expects '' ...Now where have i read that before ?

Edited October 11, 20223 yr by trainman34014

14 hours ago, webfact said:

The sector now expects around 11.7 million international visitors this year and a revenue of 620 billion baht.

I'll take a bet with them that it will be less than that.

 

Total international arrivals up to the end of August were recorded as 4.5 million, according to the tourism ministry, and though it is possible there will be a sudden surge of tourists towards the end of the year, the international situation does not look encouraging to the industry.

 

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