In an article entitled “Thais flock to Vietnam as new attractions add luster”, the newspaper said new tourist sites in Da Nang and Da Lat plus promotion programs attracted nearly 175,000 Thai tourists in the first four months. The Bangkok Post quoted Ranon Viputsiri, head of commercial operations at Thai Vietjet Air, as saying that the number of Thai tourists has surged since mid-April, during the long-holiday period in Thailand.