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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cOn the other hand, Chinese tourists who are visiting Phuket by themselves, called FIT groups (Free and Independent Travellers), has not decreased. They are continuing to visit Phuket in high numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are Chinese tourists who book their own holidays, decide which hotel to stay at, where to eat and where to visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are the second generation of Chinese tourists and are high spenders.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast month there are more than 120,000 Chinese tourists, which is still the number one foreign group of tourists who are visiting Phuket.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we have continued to encourage Chinese tourists to visiting this island. From January to October, the number of hotel check-in is still around 71 percent occupancy. There have been 10.184 million tourists, including 1.55 million Thais and the other 8.624 million foreigners.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese tourists have generated 299,483.49 million baht income for the island.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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