Southeast Asian tour groups are facing a wave of withdrawal or a loss of 1 billion Yuan to Thailand's tourism industry

According to the news of the travel industry, recently, affected by the "Wang Xing event", not only Thailand, but also the entire domestic Southeast Asian travel agencies are facing a sudden wave of Booking cancel. As the Spring Festival holiday is approaching, the original travel booking season and refund peak superposition, making many travel agency owners, customer service. Before the Wang Xing event fermented, Thailand was the favorite destination for Chinese tourists during the Spring Festival this year.

Hanglvzonghen APP data show that as of January 9, the 2025 Spring Festival holiday destination Bangkok, Thailand, ranked first, Phuket Island is also on the list. According to the trend of last year's National Day Golden Week, the number of Chinese tourists to Thailand has recovered to 85% of the number before the epidemic in 2019, and the number of direct flights to Thailand increased by 70% compared with the same period in 2023.

The Bangkok Post reported last Thursday that the Association of Thai Travel Agents estimated that the safety issues could lead to a 10 to 20 percent drop in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, which could cost Thailand's tourism industry up to 5 billion baht (about 1 billion yuan) during the holiday.

Resource: 新浪财经