{
  "id": 13085075,
  "title": "Chinese flyers to Chiang Mai surge during Golden Week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/chinese-flyers-to-chiang-mai-surge-during-golden-week",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post Business",
    "slug": "bangkok-post-business",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3334320/chinese-flyers-to-chiang-mai-surge-during-golden-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CHIANG MAI - Visitors from China visiting Chiang Mai Airport surged during the Golden Week period, solidifying the northern city's status as a favored travel destination for Chinese tourists. On average, 1,744 Chinese travelers passed through the airport daily from October 1-7, a 37% increase from the typical daily average of 1,271 visitors. Immigration authorities at the main northern airport tracked this data. While no specific numbers were provided for travelers from South Korea and Taiwan, the overall trend of rising visitor numbers was evident. Gp Capt Sakan Udol, the airport's acting managing director, expressed that this growing influx underscores Chiang Mai's appeal to Chinese holidaymakers and anticipates the pattern will persist during the upcoming high season, which starts later in the year and extends into early next year. He attributed the surge in Chinese tourists to direct flight connections between Chiang Mai and Chinese cities.",
  "summary": "CHIANG MAI - Visitors from China using Chiang Mai Airport jumped during the 'Golden Week' period, reinforcing the northern city as a popular vacation destination for the Chinese.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}