webfact Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Chinese tourists have descended on Phuket to celebrate Chinese New Year, pushing hotel occupancy on the island to 81%. Thai PBS World reports that Chinese visitors in the kingdom have also joined Thais in Bangkok’s Chinatown to mark the holiday. Phuket has long been a popular destination for Chinese travellers due its strong Chinese heritage and ancestry. The director of the Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand says the number of Chinese arrivals has jumped to between 4,000 and 5,000 a day. Lertchai Wangtrakuldee says this is the highest number of arrivals of any nationality and the island expects to see revenue of 6.8 billion baht from the holiday period. By Peter Roche FILE PHOTO: Tasty Thailand Full story: PhuketGO 2024-02-12 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 waaw... amazing as the holidays for the Chinese just started and now the see between 4000 and 5000 Chinese tourists a day.. They even can't count the numbers exactly but they know already how they will spend/earn from them... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokningar Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, ikke1959 said: waaw... amazing as the holidays for the Chinese just started and now the see between 4000 and 5000 Chinese tourists a day.. They even can't count the numbers exactly but they know already how they will spend/earn from them... No one really take TAT numbers seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 hours ago, webfact said: The director of the Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand says the number of Chinese arrivals has jumped to between 4,000 and 5,000 a day. Lertchai Wangtrakuldee says this is the highest number of arrivals of any nationality and the island expects to see revenue of 6.8 billion baht from the holiday period. Expects,predicts, attracts, envisages.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, bokningar said: No one really take TAT numbers seriously. Tim Newton seems to, it's one of his favourite 'news' items 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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