For the fifth time, Mastercard has named Thailand the most popular international destination in the world (Photo: thainews.prd.go.th)
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) – For the fifth time, Mastercard hasnamed Thailand the most popular international destination in the world.
Government Spokesperson Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerdsaid on the weekend that Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was pleased tohear that Thailand had been voted the world’s best destination for the thirdconsecutive time this year and five times in the past six years.
According to Mastercard’s report known as GlobalDestinations Cities Index, Thailand in 2017 was visited by 20 million overnightvisitors. The average length of stay was 4.7 nights. Each foreign visitor spent5,500 THB per day.
The cities of Phuket and Pattaya were voted 12thand 18th best respectively.
Thailand was the only country to have three citiesin the top 20, which reflected the country’s well developed infrastructure, thequality of hospitality services, and affordability.
Mastercard examined 162 cities worldwide to comeup with its Global Destinations Cities Index. The ranking is based on thenumber of visitors, the amount of money they spent, and the average length ofstay in 2017.
By Mastercard’s assessment, Bangkok is moreaffordable than Paris, Singapore or Seoul.-NNT/VNA
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Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports has tapped five partners to create the “Angel Guard” app to boost tourist safety in the hope of further stimulating the tourism industry.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has unveiled its 2018 tourism campaign ‘the 38th Thailand Tourism Festival (TTF)’, encouraging more people to visit local destinations.
The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that the tourist arrivals to the country in the first two months of this year jumped to over 7 million.
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The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
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Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
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