Thailand welcomes 23 million tourists this year with Malaysians topping list

Tourism and Sports Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol said on Tuesday that her ministry’s permanent secretariat has reported that 23,241,338 foreign tourists arrived in Thailand from January 1 to November 12. During their time in Thailand, they generated revenue of 981.69 billion baht for the kingdom.

According to the secretariat’s Economics Tourism and Sports Division, the top five nationalities visiting the country this year were:

• Malaysia: 3,824,445

• China: 2,902,462

• South Korea: 1,375,958

• India: 1,354,712

• Russia: 1,170,203