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UK, India, Germany top source markets

UK, India, Germany top source markets

Focus switches amid lack of Chinese tourists

Tourists and locals shop at Cicada market in Hua Hin on May 14. Varuth Hirunyatheb

The Covid situation in China, which has some 40 cities under full or partial lockdown, bodes ill for the return of Chinese visitors to Thailand this year.

As a result, the UK, India and Germany are the top source markets in 2022 and Thailand is being urged to focus more on domestic and high-spending tourists.

“Before the pandemic, China was the driving force for the global outbound tourism industry and the No.1 source market for Thailand and other destinations in Southeast Asia,” said Mr Paul Pruangkarn, chief of…

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