Before the pandemic, about 11 million Thais visited foreign countries annually, creating a market with 330-billion-baht revenue, said association vice chairman Chotechuang Surangkul.
He added that the price of air tickets to overseas destinations are still higher than before the pandemic, but since overseas travellers are mostly high-income earners, this was unlikely to affect the association’s estimate.
Also boosting overseas tourism are the campaigns being rolled out by tour companies and travel agencies to reward loyal customers with incentives all year round, he added.
Chotechuang, who is also a deputy managing director of Noom Sao Tours Ltd, said that Japan is currently among the most popular destinations for Thai travellers thanks to the weakening of the yen. He expected at least 800,000 Thais to visit Japan this year, noting that the…
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