Russia, China drive tourist arrivals up 12% in January-July

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Russia, China drive tourist arrivals up 12% in January-July

Anton Makhrov

 

Foreign arrivals for the first seven months of 2016 show two-digit improvement, thanks to Russians and Chinese. Photo: Junpei Abe

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports reports international tourist arrivals to Thailand reached more than 19.5 million during January to July, this year, showing an improvement of 11.87 per cent.

 

Released earlier this week, the ministry’s data showed the country attracted 19,538,190 international visits during the first seven months of this year compared to 17,465,861 visits during the same period last year. In July alone, immigration recorded 2,946,286 international arrivals, compared with 2,657,993 in 2015, up 10.85%

 

From January to July China supplied more than 5.765 million visits to Thailand, showing a 20.54% improvement over 4,782 million visitors in the first seven months of 2015.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/russia-china-drive-tourist-arrivals-up-12-in-january-july-58816.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-08-24

[CelticBhoy]

The 7-11's will be happy about that then.

[The stuttering parrot]

Nearly 20 million in 6 months?

Outstanding!

Pity most of them were Pokemons and are running riot causing all sorts of mayhem.

[clockman]

As there no transparency in any sector, These figures, could have come from the fortune teller? Also the last finance minister said white lies are ok!

[Deez]

Standard "up 12%"     from TAT

[PatOngo]

The minister held back on Martian arrival numbers as she feared she may not be believed.

[Naam]

no matter what is published by any Thai government authority the well informed Farang eggsburts prove with razorsharp logic that the information is wrong   

[fish monger]

• Please, stop........Nobody cares...

[waldroj]

54 minutes ago, Naam said:

no matter what is published by any Thai government authority the well informed Farang eggsburts prove with razorsharp logic that the information is wrong   

 

Sorry Naam, I have to disagree with you!

 

There is no argument that these figures from TAT are impressive! One only hopes that for Thailand's sake it can sustain these numbers for a while.

 

The data (available from the TAT web site - http://www.tourism.go.th/home/listcontent/11/221/276) show that arrivals from China totalled almost as much as the next six countries combined.

 

The top 20 countries (together with the Jan-Jul totals for 2015 and 2016) are:

		2015	2016	% Diff.
1	China	4,782,413	5,787,996	21%
2	Malaysia	1,963,097	2,066,783	5%
3	Korea	759,795	848,564	12%
4	Japan	787,152	806,385	2%
5	Laos	667,727	800,262	20%
6	India	616,154	713,776	16%
7	Russia	506,071	608,183	20%
8	United  Kingdom	543,082	585,219	8%
9	USA	497,210	562,274	13%
10	Singapore	531,370	522,397	-2%
11	Vietnam	488,819	494,080	1%
12	Germany	431,018	489,426	14%
13	France	416,365	457,376	10%
14	Australia	464,661	442,171	-5%
15	Hong Kong	417,224	425,707	2%
16	Cambodia	277,480	399,839	44%
17	Indonesia	283,947	319,166	12%
18	Taiwan	358,713	310,135	-14%
19	East  Europe	224,193	241,488	8%
20	Sweden	187,992	200,880	7%

 

 

[chainarong]

No kidding , they will feel right at home then when Prayut introduces the tracking SIM ....................................

[elgordo38]

Does anyone notice the pattern here? I read the Business section of a well known Thai newspaper and its amazing 99% of the articles are always leaning to the positive side. I.E. After the referendum was over confidence in Thailand was reestablished and foreign investments have come pouring in. Mutual funds bullish on stock market. B of T comment the baht has been "propelled" upward by Thailands economic readings. Regus Thailand expects growing demand for space from new economic startups. Samsung optimistic about Thailand smart phone growth. Toyota upbeat on MPV sales prospects. DPO aims to meet growing milk demand and that is just one issue. The list of glowing comments just goes on and on. Is Thailand an isolated island of prosperity?

[Naam]

1 hour ago, waldroj said:

Sorry Naam, I have to disagree with you!

no you don't. in fact we both agree. please read my comment again.

[Stargeezr]

Glad to see that Tourists from many countries are still coming to Thailand!

  I plan on being one of them , this coming Winter. I hope that there are a

few others from Canada as I like to chat with someone I can understand,  as there

are  times when I cannot understand a European with a strong accent, ha ha.  I am okay with most of

the fellow travellers from Britain , Spain, Australia and even NZ.       Geezer