Thailand tourism pins hope on Chinese visitors as 150 set to arrive on Oct 25


Chinese tourists wear masks as they arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, in this Jan 22, 2020 file photo. [Photo/Agencies]

BANGKOK, Oct 13 (China Daily/ANN) - Despite postponements of tourist arrivals, Thailand hopes visitors from China will help kick-start its battered tourism sector, which has been decimated by travel bans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The immediate reason for optimism in the Thai tourism sector is a special charter flight that will take 150 Chinese tourists from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, to the Thai resort island of Phuket after Oct 25, instead of Oct 8 as originally scheduled.

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