According to udnbkk.com, the director of the East Asia Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand said Thailand will host 700,000 Chinese tourists in 2009, a decrease of 12% compared with the 900,000 visits of 2008.

If the situation in Thailand stays normal, the director said, TAT will get a budget of THB60 million from Thailand’s recovery plan, and will launch promotional activities with the aim of attracting one million Chinese tourists in 2010.

Cooperate with 5 Chinese tourism offices, the East Asia Office will set up its own offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Kunming. It will invite 100 Chinese tour agents in China to visit Thailand, which will improve the confidence of Chinese tourists in visiting Thailand.