BANGKOK, July 5 (Xinhua): One-third of Thailand's population, accounting for no less than 20 million Thais, is forecast to take leisure trips within the country during the second half of this year, said an executive academic on Sunday.
The number of domestic tourists will largely increase to no less than one-third of the population with cash flows throughout the country being forecast to amount up to 50 billion baht (US$1.6 billion), according to Thanawat Pholvichai, rector of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.