Last week ATTA asked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin if his ‘free visa’ policy for Chinese tourists meant allowing Chinese visitors to enter Thailand without having to apply for a visa, or just waiving the visa application fee.
After receiving the PM’s clarification that the policy will allow Chinese to enter Thailand with just a passport, ATTA president Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn forwarded the news to travel agencies in China, who expressed confidence that the policy would attract more Chinese tourists to Thailand.
“We have welcomed some 2.2 million Chinese tourists in the first eight months this year, which made it unlikely we could achieve the target (set by the Tourism Authority of Thailand) of 5 million Chinese tourists this year,” he said.
“However, with the help of the free visa policy, it could now be possible to achieve the goal, provided there are more than…
