<p>Bangkok: Thailand will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches.</p>.<p>Thailand in September scrapped visa requirements for Chinese tourists, the country's top pre-pandemic tourism market with 11 million of the record 39 million arrivals in 2019.</p>.<p>From January to October 29, there were 22 million visitors to Thailand, generating 927.5 billion baht ($25.67 billion) (Rs 2,140,577,250,000 approx.), according to the latest government data.</p>.CCB seizes goods smuggled from Thailand in Bengaluru.<p>"Arrivals from India and Taiwan can enter Thailand for 30 days," spokesperson Chai Wacharonke said.</p>.<p>India has been Thailand's fourth largest source market for tourism so far this year with about 1.2 million arrivals after Malaysia, China and South Korea.</p>.<p>Inbound tourism from India showed signs of growth as more airlines and hospitality chains targeted that market.</p>.<p>Thailand is targeting about 28 million arrivals this year, with the new government hoping the travel sector can offset continued weak exports that have constrained economic growth. ($1 = 36.1300 baht) </p>
<p>Bangkok: Thailand will waive visa requirements for arrivals from India and Taiwan from next month to May 2024, a government official said on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches.</p>.<p>Thailand in September scrapped visa requirements for Chinese tourists, the country's top pre-pandemic tourism market with 11 million of the record 39 million arrivals in 2019.</p>.<p>From January to October 29, there were 22 million visitors to Thailand, generating 927.5 billion baht ($25.67 billion) (Rs 2,140,577,250,000 approx.), according to the latest government data.</p>.CCB seizes goods smuggled from Thailand in Bengaluru.<p>"Arrivals from India and Taiwan can enter Thailand for 30 days," spokesperson Chai Wacharonke said.</p>.<p>India has been Thailand's fourth largest source market for tourism so far this year with about 1.2 million arrivals after Malaysia, China and South Korea.</p>.<p>Inbound tourism from India showed signs of growth as more airlines and hospitality chains targeted that market.</p>.<p>Thailand is targeting about 28 million arrivals this year, with the new government hoping the travel sector can offset continued weak exports that have constrained economic growth. ($1 = 36.1300 baht) </p>