Places to Visit Thailand
Visit To Thailand Tourism is a major economic factor in Kingdom of Thailand. Estimates of tourism receipts directly contributing to the Thai GDP of 12 trillion baht range from 9 percent to 17.7 percent in 2016. When including indirect travel and tourism receipts, the 2014 total is estimated to have accounted for 19.3 percent of Thailand's GDP. The Tourism Authority of Thailand uses the slogan "Amazing Thailand" to promote Thailand internationally. In 2015, this was supplemented by a "Discover Thainess" campaign. Among the reasons for the increase in tourism in the 1960s were the stable political atmosphere and the development of Bangkok as a crossroads of international air transport. The hotel industry and retail industry both expanded rapidly due to tourist demand. It was boosted by the presence of US GIs who started to arrive in the 1960s for rest and recuperation during the Vietnam War...