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PUBLISHED: 17 Apr 2024 at 05 :47
The Hospitality and Sports Ministry estimates that more than 10 million foreign visitors have already arrived in Thailand this month, bringing in more than 500 billion baht.
As of Sunday, a full of 10,723,953 foreign tourists were recorded, generating an income of 518 billion baht.
More than 2 million foreign visitors were made up of Chinese citizens, followed by 1 %. 39 million from Malaysia, 695,624 from Russia, 619,186 from South Korea and 546,935 from India, according to the department.
The government has even set a goal of attracting 40 million foreign visitors this year, which is on par with the pre-pandemic number recorded in 2019.
By the end of this year, it has also projected an income of 3 trillion ringgit from both domestic and foreign travelers.
Next time, there were more than 28 million international visitors, bringing in 1. 2 trillion ringgit, according to the government.
The Tourism and Sports Minister, Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, said that a full of 735,802 international tourists visited Thailand between April 8-14, or an average of 105,115 tourists to Thailand per day, compared to some 617,800 in the previous year, or an increase of approximately 19 %.
During the interval, Malaysian citizens formed the bulk with 150,390, followed by 148,653 from China, 36,056 from India, 34,671 from Russia and 30,427 from South Korea, she said.
According to Ms. Sudawan, factors like the end of Ramadan, which many predict may see a rise in visitors from Malaysia, as well as the free-visa partnerships with some nations, are expected to continue to increase.
Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, was pleased to learn that more than 10 million people have visited this time.
” Things have improved. In comparison to the past time, the numbers have increased by more than 140 %. I predict that Thailand did receive a sizable flow of foreign tourists this year. I even aspire that officials will increase immigration control procedures to prevent visitors from standing in long lines and waiting for longer lines. “
As he addressed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during the Songkran event at Thaksin’s Chan Song La property, Mr. Srettha poured waters on his hands as he visited him.
Mr. Srettha described the good knowledge he had received from tourism and immigration authorities. ” During Songkran, the tourism industry has received a big boost with a substantial amount of cash circulating,” he added.