The Southeast Asian nation has already seen a strong response after temporarily waiving visas for mainland visitors from Sept. 25 through next February:
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s administration, which took power last month, cleared the exemptions for Chinese and Kazakh travelers as part of its measures to jump-start the slow economic recovery and prevent the nation from slipping to recession. Travellers from Malaysia topped the list of travelers at 3.2 million, followed by Chinese at 2.4 million as of Sept. 25, according to the tourism ministry.