Thai travel agents expect Chinese tourist surge during Lunar New Year

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The Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) anticipates a surge in Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, estimating daily arrivals of 20,000 to 25,000. Atta President, Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, attributes this boost to enhanced charter and scheduled flights, alongside the visa-free scheme designed to spur Chinese demand.

 

Chinese arrivals have shown a marked increase this year, averaging 15,000 to 19,000 visitors daily, a significant leap compared to the same period last year. The number is expected to spike to 25,000 per day during the Lunar New Year holiday next month, informed by strong tour bookings.

 

The majority of Chinese tourists initially land in Bangkok, before venturing to nearby attractions such as Pattaya, with others considering a secondary destination like Chiang Mai or Phuket. China remains the top inbound market as of January 21, with 306,805 arrivals, outpacing Malaysia, which recorded 218,453 arrivals.

 

“If the country can maintain the positive momentum until after the Lunar New Year, gaining 8 million Chinese tourists this year might be possible, assuming Thailand can earn tourism confidence from stringent safety measures,” Sisdivachr Sisdivachr stated. He also noted that safety concerns regarding Thailand have significantly subsided among Chinese tourists.

 

by Alex Morgan

Photo courtesy of iStock

 

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[jacko45k]

Now there's a prediction! Hardly going out on a limb there!

[stoner]

not sure if it has been on here yet but there was another boat incident reported on thai news yesterday. 15 or so tourists stranded in the water for over 2 hours.

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

assuming Thailand can earn tourism confidence from stringent safety measures

 

safety ?

[ChrisY1]

Yep...definitely going to be millions visiting....soon!

Expect Thb 3 trillion in value coming...soon:)

[positivevibes]

Chinese are the worst tourists. I thought the mask wearing fools from Dem states were bad enough, but these smelly, uncouth urchins are the pits!

 

Send the buggers back! They are mainly on all inclusive trips that offers nothing to local businesses! 

[ikke1959]

Oh yes the Chinese... all others we don't care about..... happy it is expected, but what in reality??? expecting, believing, estimates... but the real figures will show something else

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) anticipates a surge in Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, estimating daily arrivals of 20,000 to 25,000

Just as as the tide surges it will ebb back to China, just a blip not a trend.