BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand will waive visa requirements for traveLlers from China and Kazakhstan in the busy holiday season as the tourism-reliant nation turns to the travel industry to prop up South-east Asia’s second-largest economy.
File picture of Chinese tourists touring Pung Tao Gong Chinese Temple in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, on Jan 23, 2023. - AP
The measure is part of Thailand’s goal to raise tourism revenue to its pre-Covid levels, with a target of 3.1 trillion baht in 2024. Meanwhile, more and more Kazakhstan tourists are visiting Thailand, with a significant increase expected in the coming months due to harsh winter conditions at home, Srettha said.
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