{"id":20404,"date":"2013-12-20T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/india-still-on-track-to-cross-one-million-visitor-arrivals-to-thailand-2\/"},"modified":"2013-12-20T09:21:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T09:21:00","slug":"india-still-on-track-to-cross-one-million-visitor-arrivals-to-thailand-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/12\/india-still-on-track-to-cross-one-million-visitor-arrivals-to-thailand-2\/","title":{"rendered":"India still on track to cross one million visitor arrivals to Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Maya Bay, Krabi\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-441707\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Maya-Bay-Krabi-300x198.jpg\" height=\"158\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Maya-Bay-Krabi-300x198.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px none; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Maya Bay, Krabi\" width=\"240\" \/><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Indian arrivals to Thailand are set to cross the one million mark again this year, thanks to a continued flow of tourists in December, news reports about the political demonstrations notwithstanding.<\/span><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cDespite what travellers may have recently read or heard in some of the international media, they can be confident that Thailand is still a welcoming tourist destination,\u201d said Ms. Runjuan Tongrut, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New Delhi Office.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Indian Wedding in Thailand\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-441708\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PN-Barratt-11-300x200.jpg\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/PN-Barratt-11-300x200.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; float: right;\" title=\"Indian Wedding in Thailand\" width=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">In January \u2013 November 2013, Indian visitors to Thailand totalled 958,921 up 4.07% over the same period of 2012. She voiced confidence they will cross the 1,015,865 arrivals figure achieved in 2012.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">According to Mrs Runjuan, \u201cIndian travellers are used to political demonstrations that come with living in a vibrant democracy. They are also smart and savvy users of social media and are well informed about the reality on the ground.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cBy and large, Indian visitors are maintaining their travel plans, especially those heading for festive season&nbsp;<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Umbrella painting in Thailand\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-441709\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Umbrella-painting-in-Thailand-300x200.jpg\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Umbrella-painting-in-Thailand-300x200.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; float: left;\" title=\"Umbrella painting in Thailand\" width=\"240\" \/><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">celebrations in Phuket, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Ko Samui, and Chiang Mai.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Numerous Indian Weddings are due to be held in Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Hua Hin, Krabi, Koh Samui, Khao Lak, Rayong, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai between December 2013- June 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">In a major vote of confidence for Thailand, a convention-cum-incentive of 600 dealers and salespersons from Amway India proceeded normally between 4-6 December, 2013, with no interruptions or disruptions.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bangkok Countdown\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-441710\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bangkok-Countdown-300x200.jpg\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Bangkok-Countdown-300x200.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px; cursor: default; float: right;\" title=\"Bangkok Countdown\" width=\"270\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cAny traveller considering a visit to Thailand does not need to worry, as tourists have not been targeted in the political protests\u201d, Mrs Runjuan said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">December is one of the most exciting months for tourists in Thailand with many exciting events and shopping extravaganzas taking place nationwide.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Amazing Thailand Countdown 2014 will be organised as planned in seven major cities \u2013 Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri (Pattaya), Songkhla (Hat Yai), Phuket, Khon Kaen and Chiang Rai from&nbsp;25 December, 2013 to 1 January, 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 19px;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">\u201cThe TAT New Delhi Team would like to thank all its travel trade partners, media and travellers for their support. We wish them all a prosperous New Year,\u201d Mrs. Runjuan said.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian arrivals to Thailand are set to cross the one million mark again this year, thanks to a continued flow of tourists in December, news reports about the political demonstrations notwithstanding. \u201cDespite what travellers may have recently read or heard in some of the international media, they can be confident that Thailand is still a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20404\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}