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TAT eyes 1m Chinese visitors in October

Tourists arrive in groups at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. More than 800,000 Chinese tourists arrived from January to April 2023. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes the Chinese market can surge to 1 million arrivals per month in October, as occurred in 2019, thanks to increasing flight capacity and an influx of demand during high season, with e-visa issues resolved by that time.

Chuwit Sirivejkul, TAT regional director of marketing for East Asia, said the agency is confident that Chinese tourist growth is on track to surpass 5 million arrivals this year, generating 446 billion baht.

Flight slots between Thailand and China total 6 million available seats from April to October, an average…

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