Phuket top tourism revenue earner for January through October

Thailand has proposed organizing the Phuket Expo between 20 March and 17 June 2028 and expects to welcome 4,930,000 visitors. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

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.

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