Phuket was the top earner of tourism revenue and the most visited province by tourists, except Bangkok, during the first ten months of this year, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana.
The top ten provinces in terms of tourism revenue were:
Phuket – 127.93 billion baht
Chon Buri – 13.28 billion baht
Surat Thani- 7.59 billion baht
Chiang Mai – 4.25 billion baht
Songkhla – 3.60 billion baht
Phang-nga – 2.58 billion baht
Chiang Rai – 1.59 billion baht
Krabi – 1.41 billion baht
Prachuap Khiri Khan – 854 million baht
Nong Khai – 526 million baht
The ten provinces most visited by foreign tourists were:
Phuket – 2,329,894
Chon Buri – 975,026
Surat Thani – 606,812
Songkhla – 581,808
Chiang Mai – 496,111
Samut Prakan – 321,390
Phang-nga – 317,353
Nong Khai – 231,243
Krabi – 217,526
Chiang Rai – 148,683
Tourists by nationality who visited Thailand were:
Malaysian – 1,291,381
Indian – 698,757
Singaporean – 381,940
Lao – 345,709
Vietnamese – 340,670
South Korean – 316,240
British – 291,753
American – 283,211
Cambodian – 252,862
German – 235,596
Thailand recorded the ten millionth tourist arrival of this year on December 10th and Tipanan attributed tourism recovery and increased revenues to the step-by-step reopening of the country, beginning with the launch of the “Phuket Sandbox” programme, followed by a gradual easing of travel restrictions, culminating in its full reopening.
