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Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand falls

12/22/2016| 10:41:16 AM| 中文

Decline in Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand is expected to continue at least until the first quarter of 2017 due to recent crackdown on low-cost tours, reported Bangkok Post.

The decline in Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand is expected to continue at least until the first quarter of 2017 due to recent crackdown on "zero-dollar" tours (tour packages priced below cost but with forced shopping), says the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).

The council expects Chinese tourist arrivals to fall by 20%, or 2.1 million in the first quarter of next year, reported Bangkok Post. However, the total number of Chinese arrivals in 2016 will still grow 12.3% to 8.9 million, missing the target of 10.1 million.

China has also begun a systematic crackdown on low-cost tour packages in November.

Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand grew by 19.3% during January 1 to September 11, with the number of free independent tourists representing 60% of the total Chinese tourists.

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