The Tourism Authority of Thailand, New Delhi office organised the Amazing Thailand Luxury Roadshow in New Delhi on August 22, 2023, at the Leela Palace Hotel to showcase its luxury travel ranges. The event commenced with a B2B session where about 60 buyers from luxury travel companies based in Delhi-NCR were presented with the opportunity to meet and network with 13 sellers of luxury products and services from Thailand. This was followed by a destination presentation that focused on new properties in Thailand that are perfectly suited for high-end Indian travellers.
In her opening remarks at the roadshow, Pattarat Hongtong, Ambassador of Thailand to India, highlighted the importance of Indian visitors to the tourism and economic recovery of Thailand post-COVID-19.
The years 2022, 2023 and 2024 are being looked at as resumption years for tourism inflow into Thailand postpandemic period. 2022 saw almost one million Indian visitors flock to Thailand. Come 2023, almost 9,60,000 Indians have already visited the country till August 17, 2023. All projections indicate that the year will close at 1.6 million visitors, which is almost a 60 per cent growth over 2024. All eyes are now set on 2024, with a target of two million Indian arrivals into Thailand.
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