Fan Jing's four-day visa-free entry policy for Thailand may be extended.

According to a report compiled by Thailand's World Journal, the number of international tourists has greatly increased in the past two weeks since the official launch of visa-free entry to Thailand at 1 15 local time. According to the Thailand Tourism Association (atta), this measure has restored the tourist confidence of China tourists, reversed the negative growth for four consecutive months, and is believed to return to normal in June 5438+ 10, 2008. Looking forward to the future 10, the number of Indian tourists will exceed100000 every year.

Tourism and Sports Minister Vilasak said that the number of tourists from China and India has rebounded after the visa-free policy was implemented. Travel agencies and hotels are required to take appropriate measures, especially for tourists from China and India, and must try their best to meet the needs of tourists. Among them, China tourists are mainly group tourists, who like to visit places of interest and representative scenic spots in Thailand; In India, tourists are mostly in families, or three or two friends travel by themselves.

According to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the visa fee waiver policy was announced and implemented too early, leaving China tourists with no time to buy air tickets and book hotels. By June 5438+February, the return of tourists from China will accelerate.

According to statistics, in June this year, there were 2.7 million international tourists in 5438+ 10, a decrease of 0.5% compared with the same period last year. Among them, although China is still the national champion of inbound tourists, there are only 646,000 tourists, a decrease of 10 from last year. The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is confident that the number of international tourists will reach 38.4 million under the blessing of visa-free landing policy.

In addition, Wei Qi, president of Thailand Tourism Association, said that the visa-free policy for landing visa in Thailand has indeed restored the tourism confidence of China tourists and reversed the negative growth for four consecutive months. I believe that it will return to normal in June 5438+10. It is estimated that the total number of tourists in China will reach 6.5438+0.05 million this year, which can achieve the goal of 38 million international tourists set by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and increase the income of the country by 2 trillion baht.

Vicky said that the number of tourists in China will remain between 1 1 10,000 to1/0.5 million in 2008. From the perspective of business development, the number of tourists in China will not increase by 20% every year, but will remain between 5- 10%. In the next five years, the number of tourists in China will remain at150,000, and the saturation limit will be 20 million per year. At the same time, the form of travel will be changed from group tour to free travel, so hotels that specially receive China tour groups should also adjust their management mode.

From the future, after 10 years, India's tourism market will have the greatest growth opportunity, and the number of tourists will exceed100000, and this year it will exceed150000. Thanks to the Thai government's visa-free policy for landing visa, the number of Indian tourists will increase by 20%, and it is expected to reach 3 million in five years. Bangkok's tourism strategy makes India the second largest source country after China.

Thailand's visa-free policy will expire on June 5438+1October 65438+March 2008. Therefore, the association suggested that the government postpone it to Songkran Festival next year, because visa measures usually take six months, and also suggested that visa-free measures should be taken to facilitate foreign tourists to return to Thailand smoothly after traveling to neighboring countries without applying for a visa. If the trial effect is remarkable after two months, it can be implemented for a long time, which will help to develop tourism in second-tier cities in Thailand and neighboring countries. The most recommended routes are Yangon-Kota Island, Myanmar and Wye-Malaysia.