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The Development of Thailand Tourism Industry
HANOI UNIVERSITY
FOUNDATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAILAND
TOURISM INDUSTRY
(1487 words)

Teacher: Nguyen Tien Dung
Student: Trinh Lan Huong
Class: 1D-11
Course: EAP Writing
Date: May 8, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………… ii
1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..1
2. Discussion of findings …………………………………………………………...1
2.1. The developmental process of tourism industry in Thailand ……….1
2.2. The reasons for the development of tourism in Thailand ………….....2
3. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………… 5
References…………………………………………………………………………… 6

ABSTRACT
Thailand tourism industry is one of the most develop ones not only in Asia but also over the world. The resons for this success come from both the nature and people of this country. Thanks to them, Thailand has reached many achievements on tourism field in recent years. This paper, based on secondary research, discusses on the developmental process of tourism industry in Thailand and the reasons for this development. Based on the findings of the research, the paper draws the conclusion that despite many difficulties, especially from 2009 to 2011, tourism industry of Thailand was still able to overcome these obstacles very quickly and has brought to this country many advantages so there is hope that it can develop even more strongly in the future.

1. Introduction
In Asia, tourism is an important vehicle for economic and social development. (World Tourism Barometer 2008). It has the possibilities to make foreign exchange earnings, generate employment, encourage development in different parts of the country, decrease income and employment inequalities among regions, support the connection of many national economy sectors and help lessen poverty.
For example, in Thailand, the development of tourism industry in recent years has made it play an important role to grow the economic, which



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