After a three-year lull, Thailand is welcoming back Chinese tourists to its golden beaches, striking temples and fancy shopping centers, expecting an influx of Chinese tourists to help restore its pandemic-battered tourism sector.
“This is the first trip we travel abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic. We are so excited and happy. We can feel we’re so welcomed in Thailand,” said Liu Lingling, who came from the city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province and planned to spend the Chinese New Year holiday in Thailand.
Liu, whose family would…