The first tour group from China arrived at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport on Monday after China resumed outbound group tours to 20 countries from today.
The first Chinese tour group of 40 people boarded a Spring Airlines flight from Guangzhou. They were welcomed by the Thai authorities at the airport along with 90 individual Chinese tourists.
Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand said the kingdom recorded 99,429 Chinese tourists from Jan 1 – Feb 2.
It is expected to welcome 300,000 Chinese visitors in the first quarter and five million for the whole year. (TNA)