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Fewer Chinese tourists to upset Thailand's recovery goal

A shop near Wat Arun, or the Temple of Dawn, offers traditional Thai dress rentals for visitors. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

Thailand is likely to miss its goal of hosting 30 million foreign tourists amid fewer-than-expected visitors from China, according to RHB Banj Bhd.

Inbound arrivals from China to Thailand could drop slightly below 5 million, way below the 7 million expected by the government, RHB Bank Senior Economist Barnabas Gan wrote in a note. The possibility of China’s economic activity slowing in the second of this year will crimp demand for outbound tourism, he noted.

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