Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals down 4.59% on year so far in 2026

FILE PHOTO: A tourist looking at elephant pants at a stall in Bangkok. — AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals dropped 4.59 per cent year on year to 25.46 million in the January 1 to October 31 period, the Tourism Ministry said on Monday (Nov 1).

Tourist numbers, a key driver of South-East Asia's second-largest economy, reached a record of nearly 40 million visitors in 2019, before the pandemic. - Reuters