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Indian arrivals increase to 1.5m this year due to visa-free policy

Indian tourists are warmly received at Phuket airport as authorities held a special activity to welcome the inaugural flight of Air India from New Delhi to this island province on Friday. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

About 1.5 million Indian tourists have so far visited Thailand this year, surpassing the target, following the introduction of a tourist visa exception scheme, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Friday.

Patsee Permvongsenee, TAT Executive Director of Asean, South Asia, and South Pacific Region, said the visa exemption for Indian travellers, in effect from Nov 10 this year until May 10, 2024,…

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