China News Agency, Kunming, February 20th. The reporter learned from the Kunming Office of the National Tourism Administration of Thailand on the 20th that from January 1 to February 2, 2023, Thailand received a total of 99,429 Chinese tourists.

In the whole year of 2022, there will be 286,511 Chinese tourists visiting the country.

　　China is Thailand's largest source of tourists.

According to data from the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand received 39.8 million international tourists in 2019, of which 11 million were Chinese tourists.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Thailand's tourism industry has been hit hard, and the number of inbound tourists, including Chinese tourists, has dropped sharply.

　　Starting from February 6, 2023, China will resume a pilot program of national travel agencies and online travel companies operating outbound group tours and "air ticket + hotel" business for Chinese citizens to relevant countries. The first batch of pilot countries includes Thailand and other 20 countries.

　　Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports, Pipat Ratchakitprakarn, said on the 20th that Thailand and the Thai people are ready to welcome Chinese tourists warmly.

In order to build the confidence of tourists traveling to Thailand, the Thai government has integrated high-quality service standards and public health safety measures, and formulated tourist reception guidelines and policies.

　　On the same day, Pipa Ratchajipagan led a delegation of the Thai tourism industry to Shanghai, China, and opened the "Magic Thailand New Chapter 2023 China Roadshow" activity of the Thailand Tourism Bureau. This is the first official tourism promotion in China in the past three years. Activity.

The event will also be held in Chengdu and Guangzhou on February 22 and 24 respectively, which will further increase opportunities for face-to-face business negotiations between Chinese and Thai tourism practitioners.

The roadshow also launched a special event with the theme of "China and Thailand as a family, travel in Thailand, the more you play, the more fun you have", aiming to help Chinese tourists enjoy a "happy + safe" trip to Thailand.

　　According to the forecast of the Thailand Tourism Administration, 300,000 Chinese tourists will visit Thailand in the first quarter of 2023, and the number will exceed 5 million in the whole year.

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