Royal Government of Thailand welcomes Tourist
From Jan-June 2015 Chinese visitor to Thailand doubled. According to Tourism Authority of Thailand, a huge 138% surge in Chinese visitor spending paved the way for the Thai tourism industry to chalk up 697.5 billion Baht in total visitor expenditure in the first half of 2015, according to figures just released by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
The total expenditure by visitors of all nationalities was up 29.69% over January – June 2014, and matched the 29.54% growth in visitor arrivals in January – June 2015.
Overall, Chinese visitors are now by far the biggest source of both visitors and expenditure, totalling 4 million arrivals in first six months of this year, up 111% over 1.89 million in the same period of 2014, with an expenditure of 190.9 billion Baht, up 138.9% over 79.9 billion Baht in January-June 2014.
The sharp rise in visitor expenditure is playing a major role in bolstering the Thai economy, supporting jobs and income distribution nationwide. It also fits in with the new strategic focus of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to make visitor expenditure the dominant criteria of measuring the success of the tourism industry, as against visitor arrivals.
Although the January – June 2015 figures are preliminary, they provide a good indication of the resurgence in tourism following the overall decline in visitor arrivals and expenditure in 2014. The Royal Thai Government now recognises tourism as a major driving force in the national economy.
Other nationalities in the top-ten list of visitor expenditure in January – June 2015 were:
Country (January – June 2015) Amount (billion Baht) % change over January – June 2014
China 190.919 +138.91
Malaysia 39.755 +64.58
United Kingdom 32.498 +4.55
Russia 31.768 -50.43
USA 29.938 +15.80
Australia 29.021 +6.18
Japan 27.972 +28.42
Korea 26.775 +29.12
Germany 25.094 +9.38
France 24.304 +16.35
In terms of arrivals, the top-ten nationalities were:
Country (January – June 2015) Amount % change over January – June 2014
China 4,006,584 +111.64
Malaysia 1,704,370 +57.93
Japan 675,758 +16.79
Korea 638,296 +19.71
Laos 565,601 +20.73
India 526,120 +17.01
Russia 466,457 -50.35
United Kingdom 462,633 +2.73
Singapore 459,795 +36.46
USA 426,955 +12.21
Source = Tourism Authority of Thailand
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The total expenditure by visitors of all nationalities was up 29.69% over January – June 2014, and matched the 29.54% growth in visitor arrivals in January – June 2015.
Overall, Chinese visitors are now by far the biggest source of both visitors and expenditure, totalling 4 million arrivals in first six months of this year, up 111% over 1.89 million in the same period of 2014, with an expenditure of 190.9 billion Baht, up 138.9% over 79.9 billion Baht in January-June 2014.
The sharp rise in visitor expenditure is playing a major role in bolstering the Thai economy, supporting jobs and income distribution nationwide. It also fits in with the new strategic focus of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to make visitor expenditure the dominant criteria of measuring the success of the tourism industry, as against visitor arrivals.
Although the January – June 2015 figures are preliminary, they provide a good indication of the resurgence in tourism following the overall decline in visitor arrivals and expenditure in 2014. The Royal Thai Government now recognises tourism as a major driving force in the national economy.
Other nationalities in the top-ten list of visitor expenditure in January – June 2015 were:
Country (January – June 2015) Amount (billion Baht) % change over January – June 2014
China 190.919 +138.91
Malaysia 39.755 +64.58
United Kingdom 32.498 +4.55
Russia 31.768 -50.43
USA 29.938 +15.80
Australia 29.021 +6.18
Japan 27.972 +28.42
Korea 26.775 +29.12
Germany 25.094 +9.38
France 24.304 +16.35
In terms of arrivals, the top-ten nationalities were:
Country (January – June 2015) Amount % change over January – June 2014
China 4,006,584 +111.64
Malaysia 1,704,370 +57.93
Japan 675,758 +16.79
Korea 638,296 +19.71
Laos 565,601 +20.73
India 526,120 +17.01
Russia 466,457 -50.35
United Kingdom 462,633 +2.73
Singapore 459,795 +36.46
USA 426,955 +12.21
Source = Tourism Authority of Thailand
Read more at Twitter: www.twitter.com/LSTravelTour
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