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Thailand Poised for File Korean Vacationer Inflow as Chuseok Competition Nears
Friday, August 30, 2024
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Thailand is gearing up for a big enhance in South Korean vacationers in the course of the upcoming six-day Chuseok vacation subsequent month. This surge is predicted to maintain the momentum, with Korean guests anticipated to hit a brand new milestone of two million this yr.
Regardless of robust competitors from Vietnam and Japan, Thai tourism operators stay assured in attracting the Korean market.
Chuwit Sirivejkul, Regional Director of Advertising for East Asia on the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), emphasised that South Korean vacationers have persistently ranked among the many prime inbound markets for Thailand all year long.
The vast majority of these guests are unbiased vacationers, household teams, honeymooners, golfers, and enterprise professionals.
Throughout final yr’s Chuseok vacation, 737,687 South Koreans traveled overseas, surpassing the figures from the identical interval in 2019. Though this pageant normally sees a excessive variety of home vacationers resulting from numerous occasions and promotions, Chuwit famous that many South Koreans nonetheless choose abroad journeys throughout this time.
With flight connections between Thailand and South Korea absolutely restored, this market is predicted to develop additional within the last quarter, doubtlessly reaching the two million mark this yr.
Final yr, Thailand welcomed 1.66 million vacationers from South Korea, falling simply wanting the 1.88 million guests recorded in 2019.Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, President of the Affiliation of Thai Journey Brokers (ATTA), talked about that Korean tour teams have already rebounded, although they’ve shifted in direction of smaller teams.
ATTA has deliberate a roadshow in Seoul and Kwangju, South Korea, this October, as each cities are thought-about high-potential markets for vacationers.
As of July, over 5.1 million Koreans had visited Japan, whereas Vietnam recorded 3.6 million Korean guests, making it their prime vacationer market in 2023.
Thailand is gearing up for a big enhance in South Korean vacationers in the course of the upcoming six-day Chuseok vacation subsequent month. This surge is predicted to maintain the momentum, with Korean guests anticipated to hit a brand new milestone of two million this yr.
Regardless of robust competitors from Vietnam and Japan, Thai tourism operators stay assured in attracting the Korean market.
Chuwit Sirivejkul, Regional Director of Advertising for East Asia on the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), emphasised that South Korean vacationers have persistently ranked among the many prime inbound markets for Thailand all year long.
The vast majority of these guests are unbiased vacationers, household teams, honeymooners, golfers, and enterprise professionals.
Throughout final yr’s Chuseok vacation, 737,687 South Koreans traveled overseas, surpassing the figures from the identical interval in 2019. Though this pageant normally sees a excessive variety of home vacationers resulting from numerous occasions and promotions, Chuwit famous that many South Koreans nonetheless choose abroad journeys throughout this time.
With flight connections between Thailand and South Korea absolutely restored, this market is predicted to develop additional within the last quarter, doubtlessly reaching the two million mark this yr.
Final yr, Thailand welcomed 1.66 million vacationers from South Korea, falling simply wanting the 1.88 million guests recorded in 2019.Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, President of the Affiliation of Thai Journey Brokers (ATTA), talked about that Korean tour teams have already rebounded, although they’ve shifted in direction of smaller teams.
ATTA has deliberate a roadshow in Seoul and Kwangju, South Korea, this October, as each cities are thought-about high-potential markets for vacationers.
As of July, over 5.1 million Koreans had visited Japan, whereas Vietnam recorded 3.6 million Korean guests, making it their prime vacationer market in 2023.
