Increasingly popular Chiang Mai gears up for changing tourism trends

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Increasingly popular Chiang Mai gears up for changing tourism trends

By Jintana Panyaarvudh 
The Nation 
Chiang Mai

Tourists pose for photo at Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden in Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province.

The Tourism industry in Chiang Mai has seen some changes recently, especially in the type, behaviour and nationality of tourists, Pakkanan Winijchai, director of the Chiang Mai branch of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said.

The number of independent tourists visiting the northern city has been rising gradually though the number of group tourists dropped slightly after a boat accident in Phuket killed 47 tourists in July, Pakkanan told The Nation in an interview last week.

The 60:40 ratio of independent and group tourists over the past few years has changed to 70:30, Pakkanan added. She explained that the increasing number of free independent travellers included domestic tourists as well as foreigners, especially those from Europe, Australia and India.

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-- The Nation 2018-12-24