THAILAND - exudes confidence

eTN Asia, 10-1-2007

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Dr. Suwit Yodmanee has confirmed the government’s national targets for 2007 of 14.8 million foreign tourists and 82 million Thai tourists, with earnings of 547,500 million baht and 377,800 million baht, respectively.
The development is significant considering the fact that the New Year’s Eve explosions in and around Bangkok are being tipped to adversely affect the numbers of travelers to the country. Following six explosions in the evening of December 31, 2006, in Bangkok, there were two subsequent explosions in downtown Bangkok shortly before midnight.
According to local media, Dr. Suwit announced the targets at a meeting of about 280 government and private sector representatives from the 14 southern provinces.

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