BANGKOK – Thailand acquired 11.15 million international guests in 2022, a surge from nearly 428,000 the earlier 12 months when broad journey curbs had been in place, tourism ministry knowledge confirmed on Tuesday.
The figures, which beat the federal government’s goal, mirror a stable turnaround as Thailand tries to revive its necessary tourism business, which bore the brunt of its strict entry and quarantine insurance policies in the course of the pandemic.
In December, there have been 2.24 million international vacationers, in contrast with 230,497 in the identical interval a 12 months earlier.
Pre-pandemic 2019 noticed a report of almost 40 million international vacationers for the total 12 months.
Malaysia, India and Singapore had been Thailand’s prime three supply markets final 12 months, the ministry mentioned.
In 2023, the federal government is anticipating 25 million worldwide guests, together with at the very least 5 million from China, Thailand’s greatest supply market earlier than the pandemic.
China’s reopening is predicted to additional increase Thailand’s important tourism, which earlier than the pandemic accounted for about 12% of gross home product in Southeast Asia’s second-largest financial system. —Reuters
