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China visa deal to boost Thai trips

Tourists take photographs of snow along the moat surrounding the Forbidden City in Beijing last month. (Photo: Bloomberg)

The dual visa exemption between China and Thailand should increase outbound travellers to China by at least 10%, but inbound numbers from the mainland might not reach the government projection of 8.2 million, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).

Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, president of Atta, said the mutual cooperation signifies good relations between the nations, benefiting the tourism industries in both by encouraging airlines to increase seat capacity as the markets…

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