Thailand’s vital tourism industry, which accounts for about 10 percent of GDP, has grappled with trying to overcome bad publicity following a 2014 coup and a bomb attack in Bangkok in August that briefly caused visitor arrivals to fall. Thailand 's tourism appears to be booming with a record number of 30.3 million tourists predicted to visit the country this year , with over a quarter of this figure are coming from China . This is despite the political unrest of 2014 and the terrorist attack in Bangkok in August . " The bombing did not have much impact on the general outlook for tourism ... the aim is to get the last quarter of this year to return to normal " , said Ittirit Chan , President of the Tourism Council of Thailand . The number of Chinese visitors are expected to be increasing , a 76.31 % increase on 2014 , and the country is aiming for £ 40.09bn ( $ 62bn ) in revenue this year from China .
Thailand 's tourism appears to be booming with a record number of 30.3 million tourists predicted to visit the country this year , with over a quarter of this figure are coming from China . This is despite the political unrest of 2014 and the terrorist attack in Bangkok in August . " The bombing did not have much impact on the general outlook for tourism ... the aim is to get the last quarter of this year to return to normal " , said Ittirit Chan , President of the Tourism Council of Thailand . The number of Chinese visitors are expected to be increasing , a 76.31 % increase on 2014 , and the country is aiming for £ 40.09bn ( $ 62bn ) in revenue this year from China .