Recently, according to Thai media reports, the director of the National Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Yutasa revealed that at least 6 million foreign tourists are expected in the first quarter of 2023. Among them, the number of tourists in January was 2,088,832, while the latest data shows that the number of foreign tourists from February 1 to 26 reached 1,928,079, and the cumulative number in the past February reached 4 million.
Among them, the five countries with the highest number of tourists visiting Thailand between January 1 and February 26, 2023 are as follows:
1. Malaysia: 503,725
2. Russia: 375,812
3. South Korea: 316,934
4. China: 231,858
5. India: 192,192 people
As for the trend in the second quarter of 2023, it is expected that the number of tourists traveling closer to markets such as ASEAN, India and China will continue to increase. In addition, Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports Pippa said that according to the data of the Thai Ministry of Health, the infection rate of RT-PCR test before returning to Thailand is less than 1%, and he hopes that the Chinese side will consider canceling the above measures.