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Bangkok Post
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Tourism firms cash in on travel boom

Foreign tourists visit Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, in Bangkok. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

Tourism-related businesses continued to thrive during the first five months of this year, especially foreign currency exchanges, travel agencies, tour guides, restaurants, and hotel, resort and condo companies.

According to the latest data from the Commerce Ministry's Business Development Department, the proportion of newly established businesses related to tourism accounted for 8.10% of the total, up 96.6% for the period.

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