BANGKOK, July 1 (TNA) – The Kasikorn Research Center
predicted that 20.1 million foreigners would visit Thailand in the second half
of this year, showing 7% growth.
The number would result in the annual growth rate of
visitors at 2-4% to 39.0-39.8 million throughout this year.
The center expected visitors to spend 1.94-1.97 trillion
baht in 2019. It also stated that visitors were changing their behaviors,
spending less in some types of purchase and shortening their stays.
Business operators should change their marketing strategies
by, for example, introducing a variety of tour, accommodation and activity
packages, promoting community tours and advertising their services via YouTube
and Facebook to better attract tourists, the center stated. (TNA)
