Thailand 's tourism appears to be booming with a record number of over a quarter tourists predicted to visit the country this year , with 30.3 million of this figure are coming from Thailand . This is despite the political unrest of this year and the bomb attack in Bangkok in August . "The bombing did not have much impact on the general outlook for tourism... the aim is to get this year to return to normal", said Ittirit Kinglek , President of the Tourism Council of Thailand . The number of Chinese visitors are expected to be 8.12million , a 76.31% increase on 2014 , and the country is aiming for £ 40.09bn ($ 62bn ) in revenue this year from tourism.
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 bomb 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 Kinglek, President of the Tourism Council of Thailand. The number of Chinese visitors are expected to be 8.12million, a 76.31% increase on 2014, and the country is aiming for £40.09bn ($62bn) in revenue this year from tourism.