Government House, Aug. 10-Deputy Government Spokesman reveals that the Prime Minister is satisfied with foreign tourists continuing to enter Thailand. Only last week, China joined hundreds of thousands. The government prepares to facilitate the reduction of visa procedures. Organize activities to attract impress
Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. I am pleased that many foreign tourists visit Thailand continuously. Especially during the long holiday from July 31 to August 6, 2023, an average of more than 80,000 people per day, with the cumulative number of tourists reaching 16 million and found the 5 countries with the highest number of tourists traveling to Thailand: Malaysia, China, South Korea, India and Russia. Thank you all units. Work related to policy support work Facilitate stimulate the number of tourists
Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office said the Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that from January 1, 2023 until now. Income generated from foreign tourists' spending was 663,862 million baht, which last week Tourists from China were the most visited tourists in Thailand with 95,581 people, followed by Malaysia 73,810 people, South Korea 37,754 people, India 27,707 people and Vietnam 25,717 people. Thailand remains a popular destination for foreign tourists.
Ms. Ratchada said that the government pays attention to facilitating tourists. especially tourists from China The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has increased the convenience of obtaining a visa to promote tourism. which has reduced the steps to facilitate tourists by reducing the supporting documents for applying for a tourist visa along with reducing the time for considering visas to promote Thai tourism Especially from Chinese tourists, including (1) reducing the supporting documents for applying for a tourist visa to only 6 items, consisting of 1) passport page 2) photograph 3) plane ticket 4) accommodation 5) proof of address and 6) financial evidence, and (2) reducing the period of consideration for visa approval from 14 working days to 7 working days.
"Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the Tourism Authority of Thailand In the process of creating a system to link data to verify documents for obtaining a visa This will help to speed up the examination and approval of visas. The government places importance on facilitating tourists. All relevant agencies have followed the government's policies well. until the number of foreign tourists traveling to Thailand has increased as expected and even in the off-season still has a satisfactory number of tourists from the implementation of the policy of organizing activities to support tourism that meet the interests of foreign tourists Including cooperation from all sectors to present the beauty of the country. and goodwill towards visitors which from the results of a survey of leading travel websites Thailand has consistently been among the top interests of foreign tourists,” said Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office.
Source: Thai News Agency