House of Representatives,, Government spokesperson reveals the results of the Thai-Chinese Visa Free measure. Chinese tourists search for Thai information up to 7 times on the Ctrip platform, and the top 5 most popular cities are Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui and Pattaya.
Mr. Chai Watcharong, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that after the signing of the Agreement on the Waiver of Reciprocal Visas for Thai and Chinese Tourists or Visa Free (Visa Free) Thailand-China officially on January 28, 2024, with the agreement as follows: Said to be effective from 1 March 2024 onwards, the government is confident that Thailand-China will see success reflected in tourism numbers that are sure to increase. Effectively stimulate tourism between the two countries. This can be seen as a result of the number of Chinese tourists searching for information related to Thailand increasing 7 times than usual through Ctrip (https://www.ctrip.com), China’s largest travel service website, stating that The
5 most searched destinations in Thailand are Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui and Pattaya.
At the same time, Thai tourists are also searching for more information about tourist attractions in China. It was found that it had increased more than 4 times compared to the previous day on the Trip.com platform (https://Trip.com), an accommodation booking website. Air tickets and online travel The most searched cities by Thai tourists include Shanghai, Chengdu, Harbin, Shenzhen, Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing and Zhangjiajie.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office said that the information is consistent with statistics on the number of international tourists entering Thailand. (Latest information 28 January 2024) The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) stated that Chinese tourists traveling to Thailand averaged more than 20,000 people per day, ranking number one among foreign tourists traveling to Thailand in 2024, starting from From 1-28 January 2024, Thailand has received 444,702 Chinese tourists and Tha
iland has had more than 2,743,147 foreign tourists come to visit.
In addition, China International Travel Service (Qingdao) CO.,Ltd. (CITS) also stated that as a result of the said measures, Qingdao tourists in China are highly interested. Thailand is considered a popular destination. Especially during the Chinese New Year festival. which has the highest volume of flight bookings to Thailand This policy will be very beneficial and provide convenience to tourists traveling to Thailand.
‘Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance It is believed that supporting tourism will not only promote strengthening of people-to-people relations. but also helps to promote the economy Develop the tourism industry in Thailand Stimulate the economy to encourage spending. Create money circulating in the system from tourists sent directly to merchants in Thailand. Stimulate people’s income at the grassroots level. It is believed that the results of the Thai-Chinese Visa Free measure will help promote travel be
tween the two countries. and elevate the importance of Thai passports in line with the government’s guidelines,’ Mr. Chai said.
Source: Thai News Agency