{"id":6502,"date":"2023-10-23T00:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T00:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=32560"},"modified":"2023-10-23T00:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T00:56:34","slug":"thai-pm-chairs-signing-between-tat-and-eight-major-chinese-tourism-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/thai-pm-chairs-signing-between-tat-and-eight-major-chinese-tourism-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai PM Chairs Signing Between TAT and Eight Major Chinese Tourism Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Thai<\/a>Beijing, China, October 23, 2023 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ Thailand\u2019s Prime Minister Mr. Srettha Thavisin, during his first official visit to China this week, presided over the signing ceremony of a letter of intent (LOI) between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and eight leading tourism players in China \u2013 Huawei Technologies, Trip.com<\/a> Group, Meituan.com<\/a>, Spring Airlines, Sina News, Alipay, iQIYI, and Jego Trip \u2013 to boost Chinese tourists\u2019 confidence and quality tourism to Thailand.<\/p>\n

Mr. Srettha said, \u201cThe Thai government places importance on reinforcing the comprehensive Thailand-China strategic partnership and strengthening cooperation in areas, such as trade and investment, education, art and culture, and tourism. To facilitate Chinese travellers, the visa exemption scheme has been put in place from now until 29 February 2024. This signing of the LOI will lay a framework for long-term strategic cooperation on promoting quality tourism and maintaining tourists\u2019 confidence in Thailand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LOI signing ceremony was held today at Kerry Hotel, Beijing, China. The agreement was signed between Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, TAT Governor, and top executives of the eight strategic tourism partners \u2013 Huawei Technologies\u2019 Mr. Walter Ji, Trip.com<\/a> Group\u2019s Mr. Sun Bo, Meituan\u2019s Ms. Lu Menxi, Spring Airlines\u2019 Mr. Wang Yu, Sina News\u2019 Mr. Cong Song, Alipay\u2019s Mr. Zhou Yi, iOIYI\u2019s Mr. Yang Xianghua, and Jego Trip\u2019s Dr. Yong Ji.<\/p>\n

Ms. Thapanee said, \u201cThis LOI is the largest cooperation agreement that represents the greatest coverage of travel alliance businesses in the Chinese market covering all steps of the customer journey. From obtaining Thailand\u2019s travel information through iQIYI and Sina News, planning and booking trips via the Trip.com<\/a> Group, Meituan.com<\/a>, Alipay, and Jego Trip to travelling to Thailand with Spring Airlines, TAT aims to leverage this partnership to elevate the positive image of Thailand as a tourist destination, boost Chinese tourists\u2019 confidence, and roll out tourism promotions to stimulate more travel to Thailand<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cooperation with eight of China\u2019s leading tourism players, including top tech companies, online tourism platforms, airlines, and online banking is expected to help strengthen cooperation in tourism-related technology for the Thai tourism industry as well as promote quality tourism to Thailand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, this will help reach the target of 4 million to 4.4 million Chinese tourists in 2023, generating over 200 billion Baht, and bringing the overall number of this year\u2019s tourist arrivals to 25-30 million.<\/p>\n

From 1 January to 15 October 2023, Thailand recorded a total of 2,645,885 Chinese tourists, thus making it the second largest tourist market.<\/p>\n

First published at TravelCommunication.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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