Thailand gets most foreign visitors since start of Covid

The government’s target of drawing 25 million overseas holidaymakers in 2023 stands to gain momentum now that China has abandoned its zero-Covid policy and reopened its borders. — Reuters

BANGKOK: Thailand welcomed 11.2 million foreign tourists in 2022, the highest number since Covid emerged, as the tourism-dependent South-East Asian nation recovers from the pandemic.

The number topped the government’s forecast of 10 million foreign visitors, boosted by increased arrivals in the second half of the year.