Malaysian tourist influx remains steady despite uncertainty in Thailand’s south

Malaysians are still streaming into Songkhla, despitesafety concerns and uncertainties following the recent fireworks warehouse explosion and car bombing in Narathiwat. The blasts brought ensuing speculation over safety concerns across Thailand’s southernmost provinces. But an average of 10,000 Malaysian tourists each day are visiting Southern Thailand anyway.

Songchai Mungprasithichai, spearheading the Songkhla Tourism Promotion Association, expressed that the steady surge of Malaysian influx has largely remained unnerved and unaffected by the hasty disruptions in the Deep South provinces. These travellers, hailing from the neighbouring country, have over time grown accustomed to unpredictable incidents in Thailand’s volatile southernmost provinces.

Songchai went on to comment…