The country recorded 8.6 million foreign visitors in
January-April and the government is expecting up to 30 million
foreign tourists for the full year.
(Reporting by Orathai Sriring and Satawasin Staporncharnchai;
Editing by Martin Petty)
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BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) - Thai consumer confidence
rose for an 11th straight month in April, reaching a 38-month
high, boosted by a recovery in tourism and increased activities
ahead of an election on May 14, a survey showed on Thursday.
The consumer index of the University of the Thai Chamber of
Commerce increased to 55.0 in April from 53.8 in March.
While consumers remained worried about the high cost of
living, spending should increase in the second quarter as
election canvassing and campaigning were generating spending and
activity, the university said in a statement.
Consumers also felt that Southeast Asia's second-largest
economy had started to recover more clearly as the vital tourism
sector was seeing more foreign arrivals, particularly from
China, the university said.
Thailand has long been a popular destination for Chinese
tourists with more than 11 million visiting Thailand in 2019,
nearly a third of the total.
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