The Ministry of Tourism and Sports have reported that the travel sector generated 17% of Thailand’s revenue last year with 130,000 people visiting the nation daily.
The Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Sports revealed that in 2016, the nation earned 2.51 trillion baht from visitors, up to 17.7 percent of the entire GDP. Hotels, food and beverage, transport and sports businesses benefitted the most from the strong figure.
In January of this year, 4.8 million foreigners came to Thailand, 4.89 percent more year-on-year and have already spent 253 million baht. Most were from China, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan and Lao.
A notable spike was seen during the Chinese New Year period with 37,000 Chinese travelers entering the country daily. It is expected 10 million Chinese tourists will visit in 2017.
(Source: ThaiVisa News)