Hopes pinned on India travel bubbleTourists from India pose for pictures at Phra Tamnak Hill in Pattaya, a prime spot for enjoying panoramic views of Pattaya City and Pattaya Bay, on June 14, 2018. (Bangkok Post file photo)Thailand will soon initiate a travel bubble with India with the main goal of attracting high-value young Indian visitors who can make a significant contribution to the recovery of the kingdom's tourism-dependent economy. In 2019, this generated about 80 billion baht for Thailand's tourism income, a 20% rise from the previous year when India had already become Thailand's third-largest tourism market, with over 300 flights running from India to Thailand, the spokesman added. "India is a high-value tourism market given it has 600-700 million people aged 29 years and under," she said. Thailand's main rivals for Indian tourists are Dubai and Singapore, she said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2022 01:56 UTC