Thai crackdown on cheap tours hits visitor numbers
Hotel bookings by China tourists for the Chinese New Year tumble as a result
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CHINESE hotel bookings to Thailand for the Chinese New Year have tumbled as a crackdown on cheap package tours hits visitor numbers from its biggest source of holiday-makers.
Tourism is increasingly important for Thailand given that its economic growth lags other South-east Asian economies. Between 2012 and 2016, the number of Chinese visitors trebled to nearly a third of all Thailand's tourists by numbers and revenue.
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