TAT hoping to woo 500,000 Koreans this year

Tourists stroll along Phuket's Walking Street, which is known locally as 'Lard-Yai'. (Photo: Achadtaya Chuenniran)

As Thailand and South Korea have started to ease travel restrictions, Thai tourism has high hopes of attracting more than 500,000 Korean tourists this year before surging to 1.3 million next year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

However, outbound tourists from Thailand are still encountering a glitch with the Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) registration, according to the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA).