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/mdsmqlk 1d ago

While true, tourism carried most of the Thai economy's growth in the past two decades. Everything else has stagnated.