34 % guest increase picked for time
In the first seven weeks of this year, Thailand welcomed 20 million foreign visitors, roughly half the number from the same time before the spread of Covid-19.
In an X post during the week, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said that from Jan 1 to July 25 this year, more than 20 million international visitors came to the country, a 34 % increase on last year’s number.
He thanked all events and sectors for pushing numerous measures, including visa-free vacation, more flights, the development of an aircraft hub and improvements in holiday attractions, which led to the boom in numbers.
In contrast, the number of visitors from Taiwan and India has reached a traditional higher, which was probably a result of the visa-free system. Visitors from 93 nations can be in the country without having to apply for a visa for up to 60 times thanks to the program. It was introduced later last year and has since been extended until November 11 as part of the government’s premier strategy to boost the sector.
Mr. Srettha attributed the teamwork between all parties involved to this year’s development in tourism. The Tourism Authority of Thailand ( TAT ) is currently developing activities to entice visitors from various nations each month. I would like the hospitality industry to get ready as Thailand’s great lock has opened today”, he said.
However, Thailand’s projected 35 million customers and$ 3 trillion in revenue this year, according to the Hospitality and Sports Ministry, are still below the nation’s history in 2019, when the nation welcomed 40 million visitors in total and earned 1.91 trillion ringgit.
Data from the government showed that between Jan 1 and July 25 this month, Thailand welcomed 20, 001, 405 customers. Most came from mainland China (3, 994, 343 visitors ), followed by Malaysia (2, 784, 598 ), India ( 1, 170, 419 ), South Korea ( 1, 053, 077 ), Russia (987, 861 ), Laos ( 714, 564 ), Taiwan ( 610, 270 ), Vietnam ( 597, 695 ) and the United States ( 575, 268 ).
When it comes to long-haul arrivals, Russia ranked first, followed by the US, Germany ( 481, 733 ), France ( 420, 446 ) and the United Kingdom ( 539, 884 ).
Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, Invoice lieutenant governor for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas, said the long-haul business has a good perspective. The Po anticipates that the market’s range of long-haul visitors and income will fare above the totals for 2019’s.
He claimed that the TAT is working to draw visitors from Europe to Thailand in the second half of the time, with the 2024 Summer Olympics, or Paris 2024, providing a promising opportunity to urge European people to visit the state.
Mr. Siripakorn claimed that the TAT’s Paris company collaborated with French tour company Carrefour Voyages to encourage package vacations to Thailand between May 20 and June 16. The items had ranged from €1, 469 to €1, 849 in value. The Po has also collaborated with travel agencies in Malaysia to encourage a scenic train ride from Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai aboard the” Special Contract Sawasdee Train.” That journey, with Malaysians arriving on the special carriages, is taking place today and tomorrow.