Tourism Council of Thailand says Q1 2021 tourism confidence index drops to 53
Empty Gate C7 at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. Photo: Pikrepo. CC0.
It is estimated that 6.69 million foreign travellers visited Thailand in 2020, an 83% decrease from 2019. The visitors generated revenue of around 300 billion baht, an 80% decrease from the previous year.
The tourism confidence index for the first quarter of 2021 is forecast to be 53, compared to 62 in Q4 2020, which is lower than the average, as many businesses are worried about the latest COVID-19 outbreak, which may take at least two months to bring under control.
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By Thai PBS World
