Over 8.5 Million Foreign Tourists So Far, Spending Tops 355 Billion Baht

[webfact]

A foreign tourist enjoying himself at a Thai beach. Photo: NNT

 

by TNR Staff

 

THAILAND welcomed a total of 8,596,452 foreign tourists during the first four months this year with total expenditure reaching 353.331 billion baht amid an increase in arrivals from Asean countries, East and South Asia plus Africa last week, Matichon newspaper said Monday (May 1).

 

Statistics revealed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports show 567,361 foreign tourists came to Thailand last week (Apr. 24-30), or an average of 81,052  a day. This added up to 2,130,715 arrivals last month.

 

While more tourists from Asean countries, East and South Asia plus Africa came to Thailand last week, there was a seasonal decline from other regions.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/05/02/over-8-5-million-foreign-tourists-so-far-spending-tops-355-billion-baht/

 

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[ezzra]

The real question that should be asked here, is how the lives of the Thai people have benefited from such income, if at all.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

THAILAND welcomed a total of 8,596,452 foreign tourists during the first four months this year with total expenditure reaching 353.331 billion baht

Amazing how they manage to come up with these precise statistics.

[zzaa09]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

The real question that should be asked here, is how the lives of the Thai people have benefited from such income, if at all.

It's nominal.

But more importantly, it does seem to be quite the promoted and stimulating subject matter [ad nauseam] among particular circles.......

[dinsdale]

So how much of this is Malaysians hopping the border doing shopping?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

While more tourists from Asean countries, East and South Asia plus Africa came to Thailand last week, there was a seasonal decline from other regions.

I'm actually wondering how many others can come out with stats. We've had TAT, Banking now Sports and Tourism so who's next? 

[StayinThailand2much]

4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

So how much of this is Malaysians hopping the border doing shopping?

Interesting that they don't announce the average length of tourists' vacation anymore. With a high percentage of day-trippers, e.g. from Malaysia, what is it now, less than 1 week on average?

[Jotnar]

As long as they're spending money, who cares.  Whether a daytrip at border, long weekend, week or month, all money into the economy.

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

So how much of this is Malaysians hopping the border doing shopping?

I'm actually wondering how many others can come out with stats. We've had TAT, Banking now Sports and Tourism so who's next? 

Me please! I had 2 American guests staying in my house for 2 months. They paid me 50,000 THB. Multiply that by the population of the USA, minus the population of the USB, divided by the population of the USC, squared. Take the number you first thought of and multiply it by your age in months. Take away the combined salaries of TAT staff, and there you have it. Easy! 353,331 billion.

[crazykopite]

It always amazes me how they come up with the figures how do you tell the difference with a foreign tourist and a Thai shopping in let’s say Central plaza

[newnative]

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

The real question that should be asked here, is how the lives of the Thai people have benefited from such income, if at all.

I suspect they are benefitting much more than 2021, when there were less than 500,000 international visitors for the entire year.