According to the latest statistics of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, in the first half of this year, Chinese tourists to Thailand exceeded a million to 1.124 million, accounting for about 10% of the total number of inbound tourists in Thailand. China overtook Malaysia to become Thailand's largest tourist source country for the first time. Thailand inbound tourists to a faster rate of growth momentum, one of the important factors is the support from the Chinese tourists.
Learned from the online travel service provider Ctrip, domestic tourists this year to participate in Thailand travel grew by more than 100%, especially hot summer travel team tour in August, the number of the free exercise of the trip, topped the 10,000 people of a single month , a record high. Summer Thailand tour number is highest in the first overseas tour, Bangkok, Phuket, has also become one of the most popular outbound destination.
The tourism industry believes that the main reason for Chinese tourists like to go to Thailand to travel include: the relatively near distance, visa facilitation, the route is rich, rich local tourism resources and cost-effective; developed local tourism services; opening up of China Thailand earlier development of more mature; market awareness is high. Most Chinese cities can be achieved within five hours flying Bangkok.
In the interview, the reporter learned: compared to a few years ago, Chinese tourists not only the number of more of the richness and quality of the tourism products of the new requirements. The destination rapidly expanding, off the island in addition to Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Samui, Chiang Mai and other new destination this year, have sprung up everywhere. Product preferences, high-end products popular, such as Ctrip team tourists, 60% choose private tour, at their own expense, pure play groups; choose the exercise of the guests more than half of the five-star and popular four-star hotel; private group, semi-self also popular with guests welcome. The tourist consumption level also enhance tourists choose products from 3,000 yuan to the million have average travel costs in 5000-6000.
The tourism industry is very optimistic about China went to the prospects for the development of Thai tourism. Chinese market still has great potential. From a national perspective, flights to Thailand has become increasingly diverse, convenient. In addition to the growth in first-tier cities, second-tier and third tier cities tourists will soon. Travel products more attractive, semi-self, a private group, food group, parents groups, and other personalized products will be more popular
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