Chinese Travellers Target Four Key Thai Locations Target Four Key Thai Locations

          Chinese travellers have selected 4 Thai cities in their top ten favourite searches as the country prepares for its National Day Golden Week holidays.           Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samui are all listed in the top 10 Asian’s searches, according to data from Hotels.com.           According to the third annual Chinese International Travel Monitor by Hotels.com, over 80 per cent of hotels in Thailand reported to experience an increase in the number of Chinese guests staying in their properties in 2013, with 96 per cent of them experienced up to 75 per cent increase. The rapidly increasing number of inbound Chinese travelers is creating positive opportunities to hoteliers with seventy-two per cent of Chinese travellers choosing December, January and February as their best month for visiting Thailand.          Moreover, the survey found that 41 per cent of hotels in Thailand have invested up to US,000 in developing programmes and services catering specifically to their Chinese guests. In addition, 86 per cent of hoteliers also reported that the revenue from Chinese travellers now accounts for as much as 30 per cent of their business income.           Top 10 most searched destinations during National Day Golden Week holidays (between 1 – 7 October 2014) for Chinese Travellers          City          1.Taipei          2.Seoul          3.Bangkok          4.Hong Kong          5.Singapore          6.Phuket          7.Tokyo          8.Chiang Mai          9.Paris          10.Koh Samui