Foreign tourist arrivals jump 18% year on year in first part of
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The tourism sector bounced back in first half of February with an 18-per-cent surge in foreign-tourist arrivals and a 78-per-cent occupancy rate in the hotel sector thanks to several major events.
The “improved” political situation also helped lure visitors to the Kingdom, Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul claimed.
She said Monday that international arrivals hit 1.4 million between February 1 and 15, an 18-per-cent increase compared with same period last year.
The Nation
