Phuket News Center – Director of TAT Phuket revealed that throughout the year 2022, 9.2 million Thai and foreign tourists visited Phuket, generating income of over 200 billion baht, up to 50% of the income before the COVID-19 outbreak. Russia is the number 1 in this year, 12 million people.
Ms. Nantasiri Ronasiri, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Phuket office, revealed that from January to December 2022, there were 9.2 million tourists arriving in Phuket. 53% of Thai tourists are about 5 million people, and the remaining 46% are foreign tourists, about 4.6 million people, with foreign tourists starting to come in large numbers since September. Oct. onwards Resulting in more than 230 billion baht in tourism revenue, accounting for 50%, of which 74.4% is from foreign tourists and 25.6% is from Thai tourists. of the covid virus
From the number of tourists who come to Phuket, the overall average hotel occupancy rate throughout the year is 42% of all open rooms now over 100,000 rooms, but at the end of the year the occupancy rate is as high as hundreds. 80 per cent and from collecting the data of the top 10 tourists who travel to Phuket in 2022, consisting of Russia, India, Australia, England, Singapore, Germany, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, the United States and Israel, which are the rising stars in Phuket. And when coming to Phuket, Israeli tourists will travel to the cities in Phang Nga and Krabi.
However, in 2023, the TAT has set a target of 23 million foreign tourists traveling to Thailand. from discussions with the Phuket Tourism Business Association and the Southern Thai Hotel Association Has targeted the number of tourists, both Thai and foreigners, at 12 million people, which Phuket is ready to welcome tourists.
