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TAT aims for 800,000 UK visitors next year

Princess Ubolratana joins Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, left, and Mr Yuthasak, right, in activities to promote Thai tourism at WTM 2022 in London.

London: Thailand is hoping to attract 800,000 visitors from the UK in 2023, twice as many as the 400,000 expected this year, as a major drive for the country to achieve overall tourism revenue of 1.73 trillion baht next year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said yesterday.

TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said Thailand is on track to meet its target of 400,000 British visitors this year, but next year’s outlook remains uncertain due to many factors, including the yet-to-rebound airline industry.

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