Government advised to revive Chinese confidenceTourists visit Wat Pho, or Temple of the Reclining Buddha in Bangkok on Oct 22. Atta president Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn said in the past few months outbound tour operators in China turned to selling tour packages to Singapore and Malaysia instead of Thailand because of low tourist confidence. He said while the number of tourists from tour groups was relatively small, if the government pushed this segment it could help restore confidence. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, the TAT governor, said 4-4.4 million Chinese tourists are projected to arrive this year. She said the agency acknowledges it must do more to remove negative online content about Thai tourism, replacing it with good news about the country.
