Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country.

According to CNBC, the number of trip bookings to Thailand fell by 15.6% from January 13 to January 20. Chinese tourists are choosing destinations other than Southeast Asia The decline in interest in Thailand is also impacting other Southeast Asian countries,

The kidnapping of Chinese actor Wang Xing in Thailand has led to a wave of trip cancellations among Chinese tourists planning to visit the country during the Chinese New Year. Chinese tourists are cancelling trips to Thailand en masse amidst growing safety concerns following the kidnapping of well-known actor Wang Xing.