American tourists spend more money in Thailand than Europeans, survey says

American tourists spend more money in Thailand on average than European tourists, according to a survey conducted by the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).

The TCT polled 200 Western tourists about their holiday spending habits during Q4 of last year.

On each trip to the kingdom, Americans said they spend 96,269 baht on average per person (US$2,887) and Europeans said they spend 90,038 baht (US$2,684).

Americans tend to stay longer, 15 days on average, and Europeans 13 days on average.

Tourists from the US splash 2,000-3,000 per night on accommodation whereas European travellers spend 1,000-2,000 on average.

Of course, it’s possible to go backpacking and travel around Thailand on a smaller budget by staying in hostels, eating street food, and taking buses/trains instead of flying domestically.

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