With Thailand’s foreign arrivals target upped from 39 million to 40 million this year, the TAT recognises the need to adapt its strategies to current realities. Chinese tourist arrivals are anticipated to influence these numbers by at least 10% during the Chinese New Year at the end of January.

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BANGKOK - Thai police have arrested a Japanese man who allegedly ran a scam that defrauded more than 200,000 Japanese retirees in Thailand with fake health insurance schemes, officers said on Jan 14. Yu Hamaji, 34, was arrested on Jan 12 under an arrest warrant as he attempted to leave Thailand, immigration police said.

The scam involved fraudsters impersonating Japanese government staff to sell bogus health insurance packages, according to the police statement.