The number of Chinese crossing to Thailand overland is expected to exceed 300,000 next year thanks to the China-Laos railway that should increase the tally, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Chuwit Sirivejkul, TAT regional director of marketing for East Asia, said this segment of Chinese tourists can add volume to second-tier cities in the Northeast.
Of the 3.5 million Chinese arrivals forecast for this year, about 2-3%, or 70,000-100,000, entered via four major border…
