#8: Tourism Trend for Thailand

Do you remember I wrote one blog about #2: Destination Thailand: Pang Ung in the last year? Pang Ung was the one from all places of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) campaign; the destination you should go from last year. But it’s not mean you can’t go in this year (lol). For this year and this blog, I will tell you the trend for tourist arrivals in Thailand. According to TAT governor, “The ASEAN Economic Community will take off in 2015 but the idea of an “ASEAN Zone” is already drawing many more Asian tourists to Thailand. It has increased a strong sense of travel, and encouraged Asians to visit their neighboring countries.” Therefore, those can more draw many tourists come to travel in Thailand than before. In my opinion, it’s as though a “Link Tourism” because it easily travels country to country around ASEAN.

 

Moreover, according to TAT announced, “The TAT has set a 2013 target of 22.22 million international tourist arrivals, generating estimated foreign exchange revenues of 966 billion baht (USD 3o.62 billion, based on the exchange rate of 31.54 baht to the dollar).” Oh, it’s really a big crowd of people come to travel in Thailand, although it will be a statistic but I can imagine a lot of people in the airport, hotel, specific place travel, or wherever in Thailand. Therefore, it should have a lot of circulating fund within Thailand throughout the year.

Furthermore, I will talk about the problems of foreign tourist when traveling in Thailand by themselves. As for me, the tourist won’t know the specific information such as law of that country, prohibition, and interesting point for travelers. For example, when I did job training at Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Statioin. I have ever seen many cases of tourist that bought over amount of cigarette from neighboring our country or maybe in Thailand because it’s so cheap. So, they’re often quarantined by the Customs Department and finally must pay the penalty.

In my viewpoint, I suggest to resolve the problem by posting a notice at the airport, frontier each country, or give essential information in a brochure when the foreign tourist arrives to the airport. Moreover, there is Public relation on the internet to help to spread the information for worldwide.

This is my little voice from my opinion. It’s necessary to co-worker with each section of government and local people when the tourist come to travel in your area. It will become a resolve the problem for sustainable and for a long term.

 

More information: Tourism Authority of Thailand  and
Thailand Tip and Facts