Flashermac Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Singapore - Chinese tourists can't seem toget enough of Thailand, with visitor numbers to the SoutheastAsian kingdom surging over the past year at one of the fastestclips in the Asia-Pacific region. In a year that saw the Thai military government grapple with an outbreak of the deadly flu-like MERS virus as well as the bombing at a major shrine, Chinese tourists helped turn Bangkok in to the region’s most-visited destination in 2015, according to the first-ever MasterCard Asia Pacific Destinations Index published on Wednesday. All three Thai destinations in the 10 most-visited list -Phuket was ranked fifth, Pattaya eighth - recorded more than 10 percent year-on-year growth in international arrivals, outpacing other locations like Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, which were at No.2 and No.4, respectively. In 2016, the Thai government expects Chinese visitors to make up a larger proportion of the record 32 million people forecast to visit. "What’s ultimately driving Thailand is the Chinese," said Matthew Driver, MasterCard’s Asia-Pacific group executive for products and solutions, told Reuters. The survey ranked 167 islands, towns and cities in 22 countries across the Asia-Pacific. Japanese destinations recorded the fastest growth in 2015, the index also showed, as the weaker yen continued to attract Chinese tourists in droves. Tokyo was the second-most visited city, with Osaka rounding off the top 10. http://www.nationmul...t-30277970.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 easy to avoid the masses in thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 easy to avoid the masses in thailand no, they are everywhere, couples, teenagers, families, classes, tour busses, everywhere !they take the minivans, go to the beach, to the best restaurants, major tourist locations, rent cars....... some behave, especially couples, most don't.... BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Most that I've seen have been well behaved, but they travel in crowds and really take over a place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 The big influx will be next weekend (Feb 6) for Chinese New Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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