Thailand has received millions of Chinese tourists this year

After the Chinese border is reopen, Thailand has received 1 million Chinese tourists from January to May 18 this year.

According to Reuters, the Thai government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Sunday (May 28) that the government expects the number of Chinese tourists this year to reach 5 million people set up earlier.The target is expected to spend 446 billion baht (about S $ 17.3 billion).

A total of about 274,000 Chinese tourists went to this Southeast Asian country last year.In 2019 before the epidemic, 11 million Chinese tourists went to Thailand, accounting for about 28%of the total number of tourists.

The Thai government also revealed that 9.47 million foreign tourists were received from January to mid -May this year, and the number of tourists in 2022 was 11.15 million.

The tourism industry affected by crown disease continues to rise, and the economic growth rate of Thailand in the first quarter of this year has exceeded expectations.