First group of Chinese tourists with special visa to arrive in Thailand


BANGKOK, Oct. 19 (Xinhua): The first group of Chinese tourists under the Special Tourist Visa (STV) scheme, arrived at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday and will enter a 14-day quarantine, said the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

The group of Chinese tourists are also the first tourists since the pandemic outbreak to be granted the STV into Thailand.

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