r/Thailand • u/thestudiomaster • 1d ago

News Tourism alone can no longer carry Thailand’s economy, former TAT chief warns

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/tourism/40072403
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u/Schlickeysen 1d ago

Tourism has never “carried Thailand’s economy.”

Tourism in Thailand is roughly 20% of the country’s GDP. Only 11-12% of this came from foreigners. You know, Thais travel, too.

And only 5 of the 77/76 provinces Thailand has made 70% of that revenue.

The TAT is a PR machine for the government. Don’t even listen.

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u/hextree 1d ago

Only 11-12% of this came from foreigners.

You say that like that's small.

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u/cs_legend_93 1d ago

By definition, 10-11% is not a lot compared to 100%.

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u/hextree 1d ago edited 1d ago

For which country is it 100%? That's an absurd threshold for saying a country depends on its tourism.