arrivals will reach 30.3 million this year, growing 22% and
surpassing the Tourism Authority of Thailand's target of
28.8 million visitors. Tourism revenue from foreign tourists
is expected to surge 21% to 1.42 trillion baht, slightly up
from the government's projection of 1.4 trillion.
The soaring Chinese tourist market is the main driver of Thai
tourism amid the downturn in the European market, which
has been affected by the global economic slowdown.
The
TCT expects arrivals from China will jump 76% to
8.12 million this year.
It projects Chinese tourists will boost
foreign visitor arrivals
by 9.12% to 8.14 million in the fourth quarter.
"Although the Thai tourism business has
seen a quick rebound
after the Ratchaprasong bombing, the government should
not
be inattentive about the safety issue for both local and
international
travellers," TCT president Ittirit Kinglek said.
He
said the government should work to maintain the
momentum of the Chinese market,
as it would be the main
tourism growth driver next year.
In
the third quarter, the TCT's Thailand Tourism Confidence
Index stood at 98
points, down from 102 in the previous
quarter due to the impact of the Aug 17 Erawan Shrine
bombing, local
economic sluggishness and fiercer
competition.
The
TCT surveyed 350 foreign travellers, of whom 66%
were repeat tourists, and 81%
said they were satisfied with
with their visit to Thailand.
The survey showed the downturn in the
European market
affected the average length of stay and spending per trip of
foreign travellers.
This indicated a decrease in the average length of stay and
spending per trip of foreign travellers.
This
indicated a decrease in the average length of stay for
the full year to 9.3
days from 9.85 days last year, dragging
down spending per head per trip to 47,010 baht from
47,271 baht.
The survey found the main risk to Thai
tourism was the
movement of the baht, with 35% of respondents saying they
might
cancel their trip if the baht grew stronger against
their currency.
For domestic tourism,
the TCT surveyed 350 Thai travellers
and found only 30% planned to travel in
the fourth quarter,
down from 51% in the same period last year.
In addition, only 39% of respondents knew
about individual
tax deductions of up to 15,000 baht a year for hotel
accommodation, while 31% said the information about the
measure was unclear.
Yutthachai
Soonthornrattanavate, president of the Association
of Domestic Travel, said
domestic tourism would face a
slowdown due to the local economic downturn.
Therefore, the government and tourism organisations such
the TAT and the Thailand
Convention and Exhibition
Bureau should integrate their efforts to boost
tourism.
The
government should continue its measure prohibiting
civil servants and state
enterprise officers from travelling
abroad next year except within Asean.
Mr Yutthachai suggests increasing the
individual tax
deduction for hotel accommodation to 50,000 baht.
That
would serve to encourage people with incomes of
50,000 to 60,000 baht a month to travel more inside
the country,
he said.
News, Tourism&Transport,Bangkok Post, 21 October 2015.
The number of the tourists from outbound is
increase in the
good
new for the country. However the period stay and the
amount spend are decrease that is the point
to analyze and
improve so that we can increase revenue from
tourism to
the country.
The individual tax deduction for hotel
accommodation
Information should provide to the tourists
clearly because
it is the point that can help increase the
tourists and the
revenue.
For inbound tour if the authorities promote
how beautiful
our country is to the tourisst such as
unseen place and photo.
I think,it will make the Thai tourists
interest in tour in
beautiful place in the country more.
Sincerely Yours.
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