Thai Tourism Festival in Beijing Draws in 6,000 Visitors

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Embassy in Beijing hosted an event on March 11 and 12 under the theme “Amazing Thailand, Amazing New Chapters” to promote the country’s tourism, attracting as many as 6,000 people.

 

According to the embassy, the festival aimed to showcase Thailand’s 5F soft powers: Food, film, fashion, fighting (Muay Thai), and festival, and to allow visitors a chance to taste delicious and authentic Thai food and participate in fun activities.

 

A number of booths were set up by local importers as well as businesses under the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Beijing office, and the Office of Commercial Affairs to showcase Thai products and special travel deals.

 

The gathering, which could be viewed online via social media channels, such as Douyin, Kuaishou, and JD.com, also featured Kornchid Boonsathitpakdee and Patrick Nattawat Finkler, the two Thai members of the popular Chinese boyband INTO 1.

 

With diplomatic ties established in 1975, China has been Thailand’s biggest trading partner for ten consecutive years since 2013. Bilateral trade between the two countries in 2022 was about US$135 billion (4.66 trillion baht). The two countries have also made mutually beneficial pacts under several frameworks, such as the China-Asean Free Trade Agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation, and the Belt and Road Initiative.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230316124313673

 

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[jacko45k]

Isn't 6000 people in Beijing like a street corner?

[Mad mick]

Smash hit for Thailand ???????? ???????????? CCP ????????

Edited March 17, 2023 by Mad mick

[Burma Bill]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

attracting as many as 6,000 people.

Big deal! In a city with a population of 21.54 million people (2018 Google)

[stoner]

eh little buddy.

[Guderian]

It would have been interesting to see a tourism Expo held there, with similar events held by, say, Vietnam, Bali, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, and see which one the Beijingers are most interested in.

[StayinThailand2much]

6,000 people in two days in Beijing? Doesn't sound like a success. 

[StayinThailand2much]

Just now, Guderian said:

It would have been interesting to see a tourism Expo held there, with similar events held by, say, Vietnam, Bali, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, and see which one the Beijingers are most interested in.

If the Australia, or New Zealand embassies held such an event, I'm sure they would attract at least 60,000 visitors.

 

Then again, many Chinese are already here. Saw more than a hundred of them yesterday at Big C Pratunam, buying lots of instant noodles, snacks, etc.

Edited March 18, 2023 by StayinThailand2much

[John Drake]

On 3/16/2023 at 4:42 PM, snoop1130 said:

Food, film, fashion, fighting (Muay Thai), and festival

About those festivals:

 

[ThailandRyan]

Must have been giving away free durian as an enticement

[proton]

31 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Must have been giving away free durian as an enticement

Or prawns

[John Drake]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Must have been giving away free durian as an enticement

According to the Bangkok Post, the first commercial Chinese durian harvest is set to take place on Hainan this year. But a Chinese researcher, Weng Ming, they say, has avowed this will not affect the  durian industry in Southeast Asia. Promise.

[Blumpie]

You may not believe this but Chinese are still not travelling yet in large numbers.  The post covid lockdown pent up demand is over now.