China bounce back set to lead return of Thailand’s international tourism market. Mainland overseas travel forecasted to return in Q3/Q4. Positive sentiment towards outbound travel from China highlights the survey results that reveal 53% of respondents would like to travel in 2020.
Moreover, the most popular months for trips aboard for the remainder of the year are August, October and December. Getting inside the numbers, which focus directly on sentiment towards Thailand as a destination, 71% of those surveyed said they would like to travel to the country. One interesting shift in the data is that 83% choose independent travel versus group tours.