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Thailand voted the most popular tourism destination by Irish people
2007-03-13
Thailand has been the most popular tourist destination for the Irish people, while the number of Irish tourists travelling to Thailand is growing by 4,000 - 5,000 per year.
Deputy Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Surapol Sa-wet-se-ra-nee (สุรพล เศวตเศรนี ) said Thailand has won the prize of Best Long Haul Destination in Asia and Australia, arranged by the Irish Travel Trade News. The prize was announced at the ITTN Award Presentation held in the Republic of Ireland. Under the survey conducted among members of the tourism industry of Ireland, Thailand received more votes than such countries as Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
As for the Thai-Irish tourism situation, the TAT said the number of Irish visitors to Thailand shows a stable growth with 16,518 people coming during the first four months of last year, an increase of 14.48 percent from the same period of the year earlier. In 2005, over 50,000 Irish tourists travelled to Thailand. The number of Irish tourists to Thailand averagely increases by 4,000 – 5,000 annually.
Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 13 March 2007
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