Thailand's tourist population structure is constantly changing, and the number of Indian tourists has surged. What happened?

Direct flights and visa-free access attracted the Indian middle class, so while the number of tourists from China decreased, Thailand's tourism industry developed rapidly. In the final analysis, the emergence of visa-free policy in Thailand has caused more Indian tourists to stay in Thailand. For newly rich Indians, there are many places to visit, which attracts most people to travel to Thailand.

First, the Phoenix incident led to a continuous decrease in domestic tourists' travel to Thailand.

In fact, China tourists' travel to Thailand is the main driving force of local tourism. Unfortunately, in July last year, a Phoenix full of China tourists sank in the southern waters of Phuket, killing 47 people, and more China tourists did not choose to travel there. In the minds of tourists in China, this unexpected shadow has not yet come out, so many people choose to travel to other places instead of Thailand, and the number of tourists from China, which is increasing every year, begins to decline.

Many people think that this is undoubtedly a major impact on Thailand, but it is not, because it is supplemented by Indian tourists.

Secondly, Thailand's tourism policy has successfully attracted Indian tourists and made up for the vacancy of China tourists.

According to local data, Thailand reached a record 6.5438+0.8 million in June alone. In addition, direct local flights, visa-free access and, most importantly, the increase of middle class wealth have stimulated the growth of Indian immigrants. Although China tourists have reduced their visits to Thailand because of the Phoenix incident, the rapid entry of Indian tourists has driven the local economic growth.

Indians begin to enjoy life in a rich way, and the number of natural tourists will increase due to the direct flights and visa-free entry of wealthy Indian tourists into Thailand.