Thailand was the first country in Asia to really push the development of its tourism industry. This decades-long effort has been fabulously successful, and made Thailand one of the preeminent tourist destinations in Asia. Next year, more than 10 million foreign tourists are expected to visit Thailand, generating some THB340 billion (over US $ 8 billion) in foreign exchange income.
泰國是亞洲最早發展觀光產業的國家之一，數十年來成果豐碩，預計明年外國觀光客人數可以突破千萬大關，並創造三兆四千億泰銖（約二兆八千億台幣）的外匯收入，儼然已成亞洲觀光重鎮。