Thailand Airport
Thailand aims for 3% economic growth this year, to attract more tourists
Growth was 1.5 per cent in the first quarter year-on-year, slowing from 1.7 per cent in the prior quarter
 "Thailand aims for 3% economic growth this year, to attract more tourists")
Thailand airport operator expects 8 million Chinese visitors this year
The announcement comes after the two countries mutually waived visa entry requirements for their nationals effective in March. Thailand removed visa requirements for Chinese late last year
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Free tourist visas to 10-yr investor visas: How Thailand is luring Indians
From November 10, 2023, to May 10, 2024, Thailand is granting a temporary visa exemption for Indian tourists, allowing a 30-day stay for tourism purposes
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A year on, Thailand strives to elevate Covid-hit tourism industry
More than a year and a half since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, Thailand's tourism industry is now struggling to survive and trying to shift from mass tourism to attracting more quality visitors.
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Chinese tourists could cause years of misery for Thai airports
But it is the explosion in Chinese visitors since the 2012 Chinese road movie Lost in Thailand that has changed the industry
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