Chinese market remains top priorityThai tourism operators present their products to Chinese tour agents at an Atta roadshow in Shanghai. After granting a visa exemption for Malaysian arrivals, Beijing is reportedly planning to offer a 30-day visa exemption for Singapore early next year, increasing from the current 15-day exemption offered to Singaporeans. As of Nov 15, 1.4 million Chinese travelled to Malaysia this year, which recently announced a visa exemption for Chinese from Dec 1. Singapore received 1.12 million Chinese travellers in the first 10 months. He said Thailand stands a chance to increase the Chinese market to 7 million next year, up from an estimate of less than 4 million for this year.
