He also noted that the weather in Thailand is preferred by many travellers from Saudi Arabia, who enjoy the country’s rainy season from June to September when the Saudi weather is at its hottest.
Apart from these new markets, the TAT has also attached more attention to markets with a significant surge in outbound travellers, such as India.
A recent report by vacation rental giant Airbnb showed that bookings in Thailand made by Indian guests between 2022 and 2023 had increased by more than 60 per cent year-on-year.
“The surge is credited to the government’s visa-free policy,” Chattan said.
“As we saw a great potential of visitors from India this year, we also raised our expectation on the total arrivals from India to 2 million, a…
