An Indian man and his family were taken by surprise by a huge welcoming party yesterday at Suvarnabhumi Airport after he became the 28th million person to visit Thailand this year.
Lucky tourist Singh Sundeep Kumar won two round-trip tickets to Thailand from his home country with five nights’ accommodation and a 4G smartphone.
Kumar said it was his first time visiting Thailand and that he planned to travel to Bangkok and Pattaya with his family.
He is one of one million Indian tourists that has visited Thailand this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Juthaporn Rerngronasa, TAT deputy governor, said the number of visitors to Thailand this year is expected to reach its target of 28.8 million. The number of visitors during the first 10 months has increased by 24.75 percent from last year.
Sixty percent of visitors are from Asia, 30 percent from Europe and America, and the remaining 10 percent from other continents, state media reported.
Last month a Norwegian tourist also got a welcoming ceremony at Phuket International Airport for becoming the 26 millionth visitor to Thailand.
