Travel and hospitality
February 21, 2023
Thailand is pinning its hopes of recovery on Chinese tourists. Image credit: Shutterstock
{"ct":"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","iv":"aea2fca3e55af44b3a4def707e46eba0","s":"98edfca7c2566a5c"}
Share your thoughts. Click here