Luo Lan, director of the Shanghai Office of the National Tourism Administration of Thailand, said that in order to welcome the restart of outbound group tours, Thailand has made various preparations in advance to welcome Chinese tourists. Yuthasa, director of the National Tourism Administration of Thailand, told the media that with Chinese citizens The orderly recovery of outbound tourism and the return of Chinese tourists will help Thailand's tourism industry to recover faster and promote Thailand's economic growth.
Chinese tourists have shown a strong enthusiasm for traveling abroad during this year's Spring Festival break, following China's quarantine-free cross-border travel since Jan 8 after nearly three years, with Southeast Asia being the big winner during the holiday.
With the resumption of outbound travel in China after the country downgraded its COVID-19 management measures from Category A to Category B, Chinese tourists are embarking on trips overseas and destinations are thrilled at the prospect of welcoming them back.
Restaurants, hotels and shopping malls across the country have seen the long-lost hustle and bustle of crowds return during the New Year's holiday following China's optimization of COVID-19 control measures.
Industry players estimate that there will be a relatively larger flow of people taking long-haul trips around New Year's Day and the Spring Festival, as traveling between provinces will no longer require negative nucleic acid test results, according to the latest guidelines.