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Tourism minister backs double-entry visa for Chinese tourists
Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat has expressed support for the idea of granting double-entry visas for Chinese tourists to encourage them to return to the Kingdom.
Weerasak said on Thursday that he agreed with the proposal of the Tourism Council of Thailand Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) to allow Chinese tourists to visit Thailand twice after being granted an entry visa.
Weerasak said he would coordinate with the Foreign Ministry and other government agencies concerned to have the proposal approved and implemented.
The number of Chinese tourists has sharply dropped after a boat full of Chinese tourists capsized in Phuket in early June.
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan then blamed it on the illegal Chinese operator of the tour boat service. His comment infuriated Chinese tourists who called for a boycott, prompting Prawit to issue a public apology.
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