Friday, February 11, 2011

GreenBkk.com Tourism | Denmark had the largest increase of Nordic tourists to Thailand

Denmark had the largest increase of Nordic tourists to Thailand

11 February 2011 | news Steen Poulin Nielsen

Thailand continues to attract more Danish tourists. Among the Nordic countries, Denmark and Norway were sending more tourists to Thailand in 2010. Sweden and Finland declined in numbers.

According to www.tic.travel the Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Suraphon Svetasreni , the Tourism Authority see a tendency that some choose to vacation closer to their home country.

"We are very pleased with the progress in Denmark and Norway. But Sweden and Finland are quality markets such as Thailand can not afford to lose. We will do everything what we can to get these lost customers back by telling them that Thailand is still good Value for Money, "said Suraphon Svetasreni to tic.travel.

Country    2009    2010    Diff in percent
Denmark    145,000    150,500    3,8+
Norway    121,500    124,500    2,5+
Sweden    351,000    316,000    10,0-
Finland    156,000    131,500    15,7-

Credit: Scand Asia (www.scandasia.com)

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