Thailand sees six million foreign tourists arrivals in Q1 of 2023, says govt spokesman

BANGKOK, March 24 (Reuters): Thailand expects there to be about six million foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of the year as the vital tourism sector gathered momentum, a government official has confirmed.

The Southeast Asian country is forecasting between 25 million to 30 million foreign tourists this year, with spending of 1.5 trillion baht ($44 billion), government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement.