Chinese and Japanese tourists are expected to flock to Thailand during the Labour Day holiday and Japan’s Golden Week, driving arrivals to 996,000, up 29% from the corresponding period last year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
During the holiday period that runs from April 26 to May 5, Thailand is projected to welcome 89,000 foreign arrivals per day — 10% higher than the average — mainly attributed to public holidays in several countries, said Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, deputy governor for international marketing in Asia and South Pacific at TAT.
He said tourism income should reach 32.3 billion baht, representing 35% growth year-on-year.
With five to seven days of public holidays taking…
