Thailand seeks to absorb more Iranian tourists

EghtesadOnline: Thailand has set up tourism exhibitions in Iran to promote its tourism industry and is to increase the number of incoming tourists from Iran, said the Thai media hit the newsstands on Monday.

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18 April 2017

Thailand opened its tourism exhibition in Tehran on Monday to promote its tourism industry themed “It worth a try” and after Tehran it will be set up in the city of Shiraz on April 19.

The exhibition tries to showcase tourism attraction in Thailand along with the country’s tribal cultures, IRNA reported.

Some 585,633 tourists mainly from the Middle East region, including Iran, visited Thailand last year registering a 15 percent growth income amounting dlrs 1.167 billion compared to the corresponding period of the year before it.

Tourists from the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar were on top of list of visitors who visited Thailand last year.