‘Definitely stronger’: why 2024 could be Southeast Asia’s year for tourism
[ad_1] The Thai government is aiming for 8 million arrivals from China this year, with visa waivers and cheaper airline tickets expected to spur a rebound of what had been a key source market for Thailand’s tourism industry. Over Lunar New Year, Thai tourism authorities said nearly 30,000 Chinese visitors arrived in the kingdom every […]
Chinese Lunar New Year travel boosts Asian tourism
[ad_1] Chinese travellers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia exceeding pre-COVID levels. Visa-free access for Chinese tourists to the Southeast Asia countries boosted traffic and signalled a robust revival in travel since Beijing lifted strict COVID restrictions […]
Visa waiver: Spike in number of Kol tourists to Malaysia – Times of India
[ad_1] Kolkata: Holiday bookings at hotels and resorts — majority of them for impromptu vacations from city tourists — have increased manifold in the last two months since the Malaysian government introduced Visa-free entry to the archipelago from Dec 1, tourism officials from Malaysia visiting Kolkata said on Friday.As per data, 5.9 lakh tourists had […]
Thailand tourism to be boosted by “repeat travellers”
[ad_1] Based on the findings, recent travellers to Thailand comprised mostly Millennials (51%), followed by affluent travellers (27%), families travelling with young kids (18%), young singles (16%), Gen Z (15%), families travelling with older kids (14%), and silver travellers (11%). When it comes to the typical length of leisure trips, silver travellers stayed the longest […]