Thailand wants ‘high-end’ tourists. What does that mean? - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service (opens in new tab)

Tourism is one of the lifebloods of Thailand’s economy, but tourist numbers have fallen and have never gone back to the same level since before the pandemic\. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 The government has been trying to shore up tourist numbers\. But, in May, Thailand cut visa-free stay period for tourists from 60 to 30 days\. It sounds counterintuitive, cutting the visa-free stay period when it’s trying to shore up tourist numbers, but that’s actually a solution to a differen...