China was Thailand’s biggest market for foreign tourists pre-Covid, but the country has issued a travel ban for its citizens amid fresh lockdowns. TAT expects at least 12 Thai and Indian airlines to join the travel bubble scheme. “This group consists of about 600 million people or 42 per cent of India’s total population of 1.4 billion. It is also bigger than the population of Chinese under 25 years old, at around 400 million people,” he said. The targeted new-gen Indians would also high-spending tourists planning weddings in Thailand, he added.

Source: The Nation Bangkok April 16, 2022 06:58 UTC