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HISTORICAL FACTS: Chinese tour groups likely on the way - Caught on Camera

Tourists from China dressed in traditional Thai costumes visit Wat Arun in Bangkok on Wednesday ahead of the Chinese New Year.

There are positive signs for the tourism sector as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha suggested China will soon allow tour groups to visit Thailand, which could lead to more hotels reopening and higher demand for bus tours.

Gen Prayut said Thursday at a Chinese New Year event in Ratchaburi that Beijing indicated Thailand will be among the first destinations approved for outbound tour groups, while the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) confirmed on Friday that Chinese groups are allowed to visit Thailand and 19 other nations from Feb 6.

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