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Thailand’s Jan-Feb tourist arrivals surpass 7 million

The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported that the tourist arrivals to the country in the first two months of this year jumped to over 7 million.
Thailand’s Jan-Feb tourist arrivals surpass 7 million ảnh 1People take a wefie at a shopping mall in Bangkok (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Bangkok (VNA/NNT) - The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported thatthe tourist arrivals to the country in the first two months of this year jumpedto over 7 million. 

In a press conference on the tourist arrival statistics between January andFebruary, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports PanupongSawetarun disclosed there had been more than 7.1 million foreign visitorsduring the past two months. February alone saw more than 3.5 million foreigntourist arrivals. 

More than 1.2 million of the visitors last month were Chinese people opting tospend their Chinese New Year holiday touring the country, representing a newhigh over the past several years. Other main groups of visitors were fromMalaysia, Russia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Laos, France, India, Germanyand the US.
 
Thailand’s tourism revenue in February surged 23.78 percent to over 190 billionTHB. The figure during the past two months soared 17.47 percent to 380 billionTHB. Secondary tourist destinations in 55 provinces across the country are alsotrending upwards, with the number of visitors particularly high in Buriram,Nakhon Nayok, and Loei.-VNA
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