Thailand foreign tourists seen at 35.5 million this year, finance ministry says

FILE PHOTO: People walking down a street after sunset in Phuket, Thailand, on Thursday, July 6, 2023. The number of foreign visitors to Thailand dropped by 7.2 per cent to 32.97 million last year. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK: Thailand's finance ministry on Tuesday (Jan 27) said it has kept its forecast for foreign tourist arrivals this year unchanged at 35.5 million.

The number of foreign visitors to Thailand dropped by 7.2 per cent to 32.97 million last year.

In 2019, before the pandemic, Thailand had a record of nearly 40 million foreign visitors. - Reuters