Minister of Tourism and Sports Sudawan Wang-Suphakitkosol on Wednesday revealed figures for the first three weeks of January to January 21st. The data shows a surge in Chinese visitors.

Visa-free regime boosts Chinese interest and sentiment, while caution arises given last year’s pattern. Russian tourists with 90-day stays contribute to the robust influx, generating ฿97.911 billion in income.

Thailand’s Tourism Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakitkoson this week revealed that numbers so far in 2024 are encouraging. The kingdom is on target to welcome 3.17 million visitors for the month of January. Significantly, there was a rise in Chinese arrivals although a similar pattern was seen in 2023. The kingdom is targeting 33.5 million arrivals for the year, up from 28 million seen in 2023. 

This week, Ms Sudawan, Minister of Tourism and Sports revealed that from January 15-21, 2024 Thailand received a total of 715,579 foreign tourists. In effect, an increase of 20,753 people from the previous week, or equivalent to 2.99%.

In short, Thailand averaged 102,226 arrivals per day. At the beginning of the week, the Ministry of Finance projected 33.5 million foreign tourists this year.

 

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-01-27

 

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Considering this is high season plus Chinese New Year coming up the numbers should be high 🥳

Try them in a couple of months time 🤔