Chinese tourists

CHIANG MAI, June 9 (TNA) – Chinese tour group arrivals in Thailand, especially in Chiang Mai, have continued to fall over the past two years, with some operators reporting a 90% drop in recent months. This decline is largely attributed to a widespread perception of insecurity among Chinese tourists, fueled by online reports of crime […]

Thailand is ready to welcome Chinese tourists following the government’s decision to introduce a visa-free entry, said spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Entertainment venues on Bangkok’s Khao San Road are not likely to be greatly benefited from the first wave of Chinese tourists but business operators there could reap benefit from more Chinese arrivals in the third quarter, said President of the Khao San Business Association.

The first flight from China after the COVID-19 pandemic will land in the country on Jan 9 with about 200 visitors from Xiamen and they will be among 300,000 arrivals from China expected in the first quarter of this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

The chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand expects more than 5 million Chinese people to visit Thailand next year as the Chinese government announced to lift its COVID-19 control.