Thailand welcomed 6.7 million international visitors last year, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
When compared to 2019, the total of international visitors decreased by 83.21% from 39.9 million. Total earnings also dropped by 82% from 1.6 billion baht to 332 million baht.
The largest group of visitors were from China (1.25 million tourists), down 88.63% from 10.99 million in 2019. The second-largest group was from Malaysia (619,451 visitors), followed by Russia (587,167), Laos (380,917) and Japan (320,331). Ranking in sixth were visitors from India (261,778), followed by South Korea (260,228), France (236,527), Germany (230,598) and the United Kingdom (221,392).
According to the ministry, most of the…
