Thailand Expecting Over 2 Million Tourists in May 2023 with ASEAN, East Asia and South Asia as Main Tourist Groups: Preliminary Assessment

16 May 2023 – Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Sports by Economics, Tourism and Sports Division preliminary assessment It is expected that the overall picture of May ’23 will have more than 2 million tourists, among them tourists from ASEAN. East Asia and South Asia mainly

While last week, foreign tourists traveling to Thailand slightly decreased due to the lack of continuous holidays in the short-term market. As a result, last week there were 415,309 foreign tourists, an increase from the previous week’s forecast (data as of May 15, 2023), with the top 5 foreign tourists consisting of Malaysia, China, India and Laos. and South Korea, accounting for 47.5 percent of all foreign tourists. Indian tourists were the only countries that increased by 4.50 percent (WoW), while those from Malaysia, Laos, South Korea and China decreased by 14.78 percent (WoW), 8.70 percent (WoW), 7.17 percent (WoW) and 100 percent. 5.25 each (WoW), respectively, making this week’s overview There was a 7.08 percent decrease in foreign tourists arriving in Thailand (WoW), mainly due to the lack of continuous holidays and the end of tourism.

during Golden week, coupled with a seasonal decline in tourists from Europe, America and Oceania
However, next week, the number of foreign tourists is expected to be around 420,000 people, with ASEAN tourists. and East Asia Still the main tourist group for the next week. It is expected that Thai tourism will continue to grow as expected in the second half of the year. Although the number of international tourists has slowed down, it is in line with the high season. together with supporting factors both inside and outside the country such as increasing the number of flights and tourism promotion campaigns undertaken by the public and private sectors. whether it is an issue of inflation US debt default risk Efforts to make the yuan the world’s main currency Including the possibility of fighting between Russia and Ukraine that will not end this year.

For Thailand, data as of May 14, 2023 showed that there were 415, 309 foreign tourists throughout the week (May 8-14, 2023), representing the number of foreign tourists traveling to Thailand on an average day. 59,329 each, calculated as the cumulative number since January 1, 2023, a total of 9,470,498 people, generating income from foreign tourists spending 391, 778 million baht

In the past week, the top 5 countries that tourists visited Thailand were Malaysia (62,396 people), followed by China (61,482 people), India (32,168 people), Laos (20,651 people) and South Korea (20,523 people) respectively.