Chiang Mai Airport Ready for Thai-China Mutual Visa Waiver

[snoop1130]

 

CHIANG MAI, March 1 (TNA) – Chiang Mai Airport is ready to receive more tourists after the Thai-China visa exemption takes effect on March1.

 

Both domestic and international terminals at Chiang Mai International Airport are currently bustling with travelers with over 20,000 people visiting Chiang Mai daily.

 

Among them, nearly 10,000 are foreign tourists, with the majority coming from China, Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

 

Full story: Thai News Agency 2024-03-01

 

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[Thailand]

Is this the advent of full 24 hour opening of the airport!

Add the benefit of life threatening smog as an added attraction it really is the place to be.

 

[observer90210]

Bringing in the Chinese rarely brings in more money. The majority of the hoards of chinese that come with their tour flags are basically stingy or do not have much money to spend in Thailand.

 

And if they spend, it is mainly in their own chinese businesses or gambling dens in Thailand, where the owners send back most of the money to China.

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Chiang Mai Airport is ready to receive more tourists after the Thai-China visa exemption takes effect on March1.

Chinese are accustomed to smog, they'll love it.

[webfact]

UPDATE:

No Big Jump Of Chinese Tourist Arrivals At Chiang Mai Airport

 

ALTHOUGH the number of passengers arriving at Chiang Mai International Airport increased throughout 2023 after World Health Organization ended the global emergency status for Covid-19 the free-visa scheme has not boosted the number of Chinese tourist arrivals, TV Channel 7 said last night (March 1).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1321331-no-big-jump-of-chinese-tourist-arrivals-at-chiang-mai-airport/

 

[arithai12]

On 3/1/2024 at 6:03 PM, observer90210 said:

Bringing in the Chinese rarely brings in more money. The majority of the hoards of chinese that come with their tour flags are basically stingy or do not have much money to spend in Thailand.

 

And if they spend, it is mainly in their own chinese businesses or gambling dens in Thailand, where the owners send back most of the money to China.

Mostly a thing of the past. At least in CM, in addition to a very sizeable population of chinese expats, the chinese tourists nowadays are largely independent travellers with quite some money to spend. Just take a walk in the tourist hotspots, starting with Nimman and the main shopping malls. The main private hospitals all have chinese interpreters. A lot of restaurants have at least one chinese-speaking staff. Also on the road, lots of chinese on rented scooters. Chinese signs everywhere. I'd say they bring in more money than the western tourists. Sure there are still large groups and companies operating as you describe, but nothing like pre-covid.