News Forum - Thailand’s visa exemption sparks rise in travel bookings to China

[Thaiger]

The visa exemption agreement between Thailand and China has sparked a significant rise in bookings from Thai travellers. During the Songkran holiday through May, airlines and tour operators noted an uptick in Thai passengers on some routes outnumbering their Chinese counterparts. Chotechuang Soorangura, Vice President of the Thai Travel Agents Association, highlighted the robust sales … …

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[BJoe]

How does t the fact that Thais are visiting China for vacation help the Thai economy ? The average Chinese worker (who made up the majority of pre COVID tourist) is now struggling to make do and/or stave off bankruptcy and/or foreclosure.  Thailand will never see the pre 2020 Chinese tour numbers again. Not within the next 10 years anyway.