Tourists walk on Khao San Road in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district on Aug 20. (Bangkok Post file photo)The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revised up the 2016 tourism revenue target by 14% year-on-year to 2.58 trillion following strong growth in the first nine months. Of the revised projection, 1.72 trillion baht will come from foreign tourists, up 18% from last year, and the remaining 860 billion baht from local travel, up 7%, said TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn. TAT predicted tourism receipts in the first nine months of 2016 would rise 14% year-on-year to 1.88 trillion baht. Arrivals to Thailand will reach 24.94 million, up 13%, and generate tourism revenue of 1.25 trillion baht, up 17%.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2016 10:57 UTC