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Monday 12 October 2015

Thailand Braced For Chinese Tourists - 7 million

China Invades Thailand


This has been a incredible year so far, in more ways than one for Thailand. And now they have some welcoming news - Chinese tourism is expected to reach over 7 million by the end of this year. This is great news for the economy. This is also up from over 4 million in 2014.


One of the reasons for the rise in Chinese Tourism is the National Holiday on the 1st week of October, traditionally this holiday see's families and friends visiting hometowns and travelling abroad. It comes as no surprise that the national holiday is like a bank for other countries - the UK alone makes about 50 million pounds - in this very short period.

Minister of Tourism - Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul also believes that people see Thailand as somewhat a safe place to visit - after their reaction to the Thai bombings.
"Tourists have confidence again after we arrested the perpetrators. They have confidence in the government, police and the army."

The proximity of Thailand to China means its very easy for them to go for a holiday. With Chinese tourism you can also expect some poor behavioral issues. For example the lady on the Thai airways flight, she had boiling hot water thrown over her by an angry Chinese lady. Needless to say, the government now places travel restrictions on their own people who behave badly when visiting other countries, great move by China.