Online sales growing with greater impact on tourism
Internet transactions became popular among urban tourists owing to the attractive promotions and discounting prices which continued to be introduced throughout the year. The most popular categories for online tourism are hotels and airlines. International brands of intermediaries such as Agoda.com, booking.com and Expedia.co.th are crucial players which have moved very fast and jumped into the forefront position, notably Agoda.com. On the other hand, online sales of low cost carriers perform very well for domestic and short haul destinations whereas schedule airlines attempt to increase online sales, as well as develop mobile applications to enable customers to look for flights, check-in and other promotions and activities at any time. Other categories such as online car rental and tourist attractions increased value sales from domestic tourists.