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Foreign arrivals to Thailand top 23 million

The number of foreign arrivals to Thailand has surpassed the 23-million mark, generating a revenue of some 981.69 billion THB (27.65 billion USD).
Foreign arrivals to Thailand top 23 million ảnh 1The number of foreign arrivals to Thailand has surpassed the 23-million mark. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – The number of foreign arrivals to Thailand hassurpassed the 23-million mark, generating a revenue of some 981.69 billion THB(27.65 billion USD).

According to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Malaysia tops the list offoreign visitors to Thailand with more than 3.82 million, followed by China(over 2.9 million), the Republic of Korea (over 1.37 million), India (over 1.35million), and Russia (over 1.17 million).

Minister SudawanWangsuphakijkosol said that 611,121 foreigners entered Thailand during the weekof November 6-12, or about 87,300 tourists daily.

This was 9.61% higher than the average in the previous week, which saw 53,567 daily,the minister added.

Sudawan attributed lastweek’s influx to the Diwali holidays in Malaysia and Singapore, with the numberof Malaysian arrivals rising to 49,919 or 28.65% higher than the previous week.

The minister said she expects more foreigners to land on Thai soil next weekthanks to a higher number of flights and cold winter in their countries.

She added that the waiverof visa fees for tourists from China, Kazakhstan, and India, as well as longervisas for Russians, will contribute to a higher number of tourists before the yearend./.
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