India among top 5 list of highest number of visitors to Thailand

New Delhi, Jan 23 Thailand invited more than 35.3 million international visitors in 2017 and earned 1.82 trillion Baht in tourism income. The exact number of abroad travelers going to Thailand in 2017 was 35,381,210; demonstrating an expansion of 8.77 percent more than 2016.

India positions in top five list of highest number of visitors to Thailand after China, Malaysia, Korea and Laos. In 2017, more than 1.4 million Indians travelled to Thailand which is more than 18 percent expansion from a year ago.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Mumbai exhibited its new campaigns 'Open to the New Shades of Thailand' and 'Astonishing Thailand Tourism Year 2018' at OTM 2018 held in Mumbai from eighteenth twentieth January 2018. Around 22 specialists from Thailand took an interest in OTM this year, this included Hotels like Aonang Princeville Resort and Spa, Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel, Bangkok, Royal Cliff Hotels Group, Ramada Phuket Deevana and numerous more alongside different DMCS and diversion organizations like Phuket Aqua Project, Phuket FantaSea Public Co. Ltd., Thai Adventure Club, Siam Ocean World Bangkok Co. Ltd, Safari World Public Co. Ltd., Siam Park Bangkok Co. Ltd, ASIATIQUE the Riverfront. TAT additionally had the help of Thai Airways, Thai Smile and Bangkok Airways at the occasion. Explorers can depend on these aircrafts to influence a trek to Thailand to significant ideal from the begin.

"TAT is starting many unique activities and projects this year that will concentrate on advancing ladies, family and first time traveler fragments for the Indian market. OTM is India's biggest and most universal social affair of movement exchange purchasers and experts, and in particular it is led in Mumbai every year which is central command to all major outbound visit administrators," said executive Tourism Authority of Thailand, Mumbai, Soraya Homchuen.

"Every year there have been whole entourages of Thai providers who advantage from taking an interest in OTM, as they get a stage to exhibit their items to the movement exchange and purchasers alike. Partaking in OTM works best for Thailand as operators get the opportunity to meet up close and personal and construct long haul business relations with their accomplices in India," included Homchuen.

"The new campaign 'Open to the New Shades of Thailand' intends to give more regard for one of a kind nearby encounters and comprehensive tourism, reflecting Thainess and the Thai individuals' glow in inviting guests. Inside this, there is an emphasis on particular client sections, for example, gastronomy tourism, extravagance, weddings and vacations, families, female voyagers and Gen Y. Likewise the new crusade 'Astonishing Thailand Tourism Year 2018' has been propelled to help the administration's national tourism advancement design, guaranteeing that Thailand remains a favored goal and conveys a quality item; in this way boosting the normal length of stay, use and rehash visit," said Santi Chudintra, Deputy Governor for International Marketing (Asia and the South Pacific).

The goal introduction exhibited different new areas and regions of Thailand that Indians should visit like Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Khao Yai, Rayong, Ko Chang and featured different uber extravagance encounters accessible in Thailand.

Also, Thailand is picking up notoriety for its plunging destinations and enterprise exercises. The recently propelled Michelin Guidebook features Bangkok's best feasting encounters and road nourishment. At OTM 2018, guests got an opportunity to connect with the Thai private area, saw the craft of Pang Puang or Thai vintage powder festoon making and learnt Thai dialect at an intuitive Karoke stall.