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According to Qantas and British Airways, Thailand will receive more tourist arrivals from Europe and Australia this year owing to the Olympic Games in China.

Thailand is conveniently located between Australia, Europe and China, and Qantas and British Airways believe that Thailand will be the main beneficiary from tourism and international travel directly related to the Olympics.

Thailand has been a major tourism hub for the last 20 years or so and the last decade has seen a massive increase in the number of tourist arrivals, mainly to the beach resorts of the Gulf and the south.

The summer is the quietest time in Thailand when the Olympic Games are on and therefore hotels are easier to come by and deals to be negotiated.

Naturally, British Airways is receiving many more bookings from people coming from Europe, while Qantas is seeing an increased amount of bookings from Australian travelers who will be visiting Thailand either before or after the Games.

Both British Airways and Qantas operate daily flights from London to Bangkok and also from Sydney to Bangkok using Boeing 747/400s.