(Bangkok Post photo)Thailand's tourism minister on Thursday said the country expects 33 to 34 million visitors this year, down from an earlier forecast of 35 million. "Right now Thailand has welcomed 27 million already this year so I think for the whole year we should get 33 to 34," tourism minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul told reporters. The smaller number would still be a record for Thailand, which welcomed 32.6 million foreign visitors in 2016, with the largest group coming from China. The ministry said Thailand attracted far more tourists from China during its just-ended "Golden Week" holiday than a year earlier. "We're still the number one destination for Chinese tourists and many others, so our revenue still constantly grows," Ms Kobkarn told reporters.

Source: Bangkok Post October 12, 2017 07:18 UTC