Tourists leave cheap packages on the shelf

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Outbound tour groups from Thailand have not been enticed by cheaper packages as most current outbound travellers have high purchasing power and are looking for quality packages.

While some tourists were unaware of these conditions before travelling, some were aware of the conditions, but still chose the package because of the cheap price, he said.

Mr Chotechuang said price-dumping strategies have been common in the tourism industry for decades and will continue as an option for those with a limited budget or new travellers.

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Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: ThailandHong KongItalySouth KoreaMacauTaiwan

Topics: Conditions Tour Travellers Travel Price Packages Pandemic Tourists Outbound Thai Chotechuang

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News Sentiment: Negative

Fact Checked: Legitimate

Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2024-07-09 @ 04:49:00 (1 weeks ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

News Source URL: bangkokpost.com

Language: English

Article Length: 386 words

Reading Time: 3 minutes read

Sentences: 18 lines

Sentence Length: 22 words per sentence (average)

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Copyright Owner: © Bangkok Post

News ID: 21545898

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