Tourists from Japan are few and far between in Thailand. It’s not that Japanese vacationers don’t need to come, they just can’t discover airplane tickets as a end result of the Thais have booked all of them up, according to the Director of the Thai Travel Service Association (TTSA) Jarivat Wongsomsri.
There merely are not enough flights obtainable to facilitate growing post-pandemic tourism between the two countries. Currently, Elusive between Japan and Thailand is just 40% of pre-pandemic levels.
Thais are plucking up the courage to travel once more after the pandemic and Japan is a gorgeous vacation spot. Last month, Japan launched visa-free entry for eligible nations, including Thailand. What’s more, the Japanese Yen has weakened towards the baht.
Despite the worth of bundle holidays to Japan taking pictures up 80%-100%, Thais have snapped up tickets like hotcakes. All package offers are sold out till the tip of the year, so Thais wishing to journey to Japan will have to wait till 2023, stated Jarivat.
East Asian Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Chuwit Sirivejkul revealed that from January – October this year, Thailand welcomed 230,000 – 240,000 tourists from Japan.
The TAT’s aim is for 350,000 tourists from Japan to enter Thailand before the tip of the yr. Chuwit stated he has been working with brokers in Japan to design packages for the dominion that are attractive to Japanese tourists.
However, the TAT is worried their objective is out of reach since Japanese vacationers are complaining they can’t discover plane tickets.
In July, budget airline Thai Vietjet commenced companies between Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and Fukuoka Airport, on the north shore of Japan’s Kyushu island. It is the airline’s only service linking Thailand and Japan.
The airline elevated the frequency between Bangkok and Fukuoka from three to 4 occasions per week to meet growing demand. However, demand kept rising, so frequency was increased again in September to 5 instances per week..