Thai and Chinese Private Sectors Collaborating To Attract Chinese Travelers To Holiday in Thailand

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai and Chinese tourism firms are now collaborating to issue tourism promotion campaigns to attract Chinese travelers to Thailand. This comes after China approved tour agencies’ operation of group tours in 20 nations from February 6 onward. Meanwhile, The Thai Chamber of Commerce in China indicates that the number of Chinese travelers arriving in Thailand could potentially reach 10 million this year.

 

Thai Chamber of Commerce in China Secretary-General Phaichit Viboontanasarn said the Chinese government authorizing tour agents to operate group tour services will greatly benefit Thai tourism. He said the development will result in Chinese tourists returning faster and with greater intensity than earlier expected. He explained Thailand will be able to welcome Chinese travelers disgruntled by Japan and South Korea’s rigorous disease screening requirements for tourists from China. These travelers would add to the group consisting of Chinese tourists who specifically want to come to Thailand for a holiday after 2-3 years of not traveling abroad. Mr. Phaichit said he expects Chinese airlines to become 100% operational by March.

Mr. Phaichit said Thai and Chinese group tour agencies are discussing holding a tourism fair by mid-February. The event will also host discussions between high-level tourism officials from Thailand and China. Tourism campaigns and tourism promotion plans will be discussed during said encounters.

 

Mr. Phaichit noted there will be many other tourism-related events in Thailand this year. In June, the 16th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) is set to take place in Bangkok. A conference of overseas Chinese pioneers will also take place in Thailand. Some 5,000 participants are expected at the former event. Taken together with dependents and family members, some 20,000 people are expected to come to Thailand for the event. Furthermore, travelers from China are expected to visit Thailand during the Chinese labor day holidays in May.

 

Mr. Phaichit said these factors are expected to enable Thailand to realize a Chinese traveler arrival figure exceeding 8 million persons this year. He said the number could reach 10 million if there are enough flights and tickets are priced at levels seen before the pandemic. He added that around a million Chinese travelers are expected to come to Thailand each month from March onward.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230124095314883

 

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[Thailand]

Tourists other than Chinese are of little interest to us.

[hotchilli]

Collaboration in attracting Chinese to Thailand... Surachate is proving that to have been happening for sometime and certainly nothing new.

[Mad mick]

???????????? CCP ???????? ciminal organizations Laughing all way to there banks ????????????

Edited January 25, 2023 by Mad mick

[ignore it]

So looks like the services available to buy on the Chinese ecommerce platform Taobao provided by the RTP are ok after all.

[bangon04]

2 hours ago, ignore it said:

So looks like the services available to buy on the Chinese ecommerce platform Taobao provided by the RTP are ok after all.

well this headline did mention "Private Sector" so I guess the RTP can be both.....

[PETERTHEEATER]

Thai and Chinese tourism firms are now collaborating to issue tourism promotion campaigns to attract Chinese travelers to Thailand.

 

Too late. TAT already booked the Golden Horde to visit this year

 

[vandeventer]

Funny, I thought they were sending their tourist to all the countries they didn't like.