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D krub, For a travel agency in Chiang Mai ( opened 9 years ago, with TAT license ), we are looking for a gay guide for some job, with a green license if possible, but open to any other color of license (always glad to have contacts for future customers na). Feel free to contact me in private for more information, Thank you.
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From Bangkok Post The opening of the 28th overseas Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office in Toronto is set to spur visits from Canadians, who are some of the top spenders among international tourists. The TAT held the official opening of the office, its third in the Americas, last Monday, adding to the two existing offices in New York and Los Angeles. The new office is aimed at increasing Canadian visitors from 238,000 last year to 500,000 within the next few years. In 2017, Thailand welcomed more than a million visitors from the US for the first time. The TAT is confident that the number of visitors from the Americas will continue to rise, said governor Yuthasak Supasorn. Canadian tourists stay 18 days on average in Thailand and spend 80,000 baht per person per trip. Canadians generated 80 billion baht in tourism income last year, which is expected to increase by 8-10% this year. Mr Yuthasak said the TAT will target three tourist groups from Canada: free independent travellers, LGBT and millennials. Societal acceptance in Thailand will be a selling point for potential tourists. The agency will also promote Thailand as a film shooting location. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism-and-transport/1454994/tourism-authority-of-thailand-opens-toronto-office
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NOTE -- First time I've seen tourism representing as much as 20% of the Thai economy. From Bloomberg News -- February arrivals from China surge past 1 million to record -- More than 10 million are expected for the whole of 2018 Tourism is the gift that keeps on giving in Thailand, thanks especially to China. Visitors from the world’s most-populous nation surged to a record 1.2 million in February, swelled by the Lunar New Year holiday period, Tourism Ministry data released Wednesday in Bangkok showed. The kingdom expects 38 million tourists overall this year, including more than 10 million from China. Thailand’s relationship with Chinese tourists has sometimes been rocky. Visitor numbers collapsed toward the end of 2016, when the Thai administration cracked down on operators bringing in large groups from China on cut-price holidays. Those curbs were eventually eased and numbers have since rocketed. Tourism is worth about a fifth of the Thai economy and has been an important growth driver for the military government that took power almost four years ago. But the boom is clogging infrastructure and threatens to take a bigger environmental cost on the beaches attracting so many visitors. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/chinese-tourists-just-can-t-get-enough-of-thailand
