Bangkok (VNA), March 4 -- Thai officials and businesses expect that the visa exemption agreement between China and Thailand, which took effect on March 1, will boost post-COVID-19 recovery of the tourism industry - one of its key economic sectors.

Chairat Trairattanacharatporn, former chairman of the Tourism Council of Thailand, who runs a resort in Baan Pe in Rayong province on Thailand 's Eastern coast, said the agreement offers convenience to both Chinese and Thai travelers, adding that his resort business is benefiting greatly from the rising number of Chinese and European tourists.

According to Sarapee, the owner of View Point Travel Agency Service in Koh Tao, in Thailand's southern Surat Thani province, a rising number of Thai tra...