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China market poised to regain top position

Low-cost carriers eye pent-up demand

The first group of travellers from China receive a warm welcome upon their arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Travellers from China are forecast to regain the top spot in terms of arrivals this year with no fewer than 5 million, while low-cost carriers from Thailand rush to secure China’s routes to tap pent-up demand.

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the resumption of the Chinese market could help increase employment in the tourism sector, while TAT will organise a roadshow in three key cities in China — Guangzhou, Chengdu and Shanghai — leading 60 tour operators from Thailand to promote the…

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