The number of arrivals fell to 33 million last year, marking a 7.2% year-on-year decline in what was also the first annual drop in international arrivals in a decade outside the pandemic period. Malaysians topped the list of foreign visitors with 4.5 million people, followed by 4.47 million Chinese tourists and 2.5 million holidaymakers from India, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports data released Thursday. Russian travellers ranked fourth at 1.9 million followed by South Koreans at 1.6 million, according to ministry data. Tourism revenue generated by foreign visitors totalled 1.5 trillion baht (US$47.6 billion) last year, down 4.7% year-on-year, the ministry data show. Chinese holidaymakers are projected to total 6.7 million, matching the 2024 arrivals number, she added.

Source: Bangkok Post January 02, 2026 12:59 UTC