Phuket was the top earner of tourism revenue and the most visited province by tourists, except Bangkok, during the first ten months of this year, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana.

 

The top ten provinces in terms of tourism revenue were:

 

Phuket – 127.93 billion baht

 

Chon Buri – 13.28 billion baht

 

Surat Thani- 7.59 billion baht

 

Chiang Mai – 4.25 billion baht

 

Songkhla – 3.60 billion baht

 

Phang-nga – 2.58 billion baht

 

Chiang Rai – 1.59 billion baht

 

Krabi – 1.41 billion baht

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan – 854 million baht

 

Nong Khai – 526 million baht

 

 

 

The ten provinces most visited by foreign tourists were:

 

Phuket – 2,329,894

 

Chon Buri – 975,026

 

Surat Thani – 606,812

 

Songkhla – 581,808

 

Chiang Mai – 496,111

 

Samut Prakan – 321,390

 

Phang-nga – 317,353

 

Nong Khai – 231,243

 

Krabi – 217,526

 

Chiang Rai – 148,683

 

 

 

Tourists by nationality who visited Thailand were:

 

Malaysian – 1,291,381

 

Indian – 698,757

 

Singaporean – 381,940

 

Lao – 345,709

 

Vietnamese – 340,670

 

South Korean – 316,240

 

British – 291,753

 

American – 283,211

 

Cambodian – 252,862

 

German – 235,596

 

Thailand recorded the ten millionth tourist arrival of this year on December 10th and Tipanan attributed tourism recovery and increased revenues to the step-by-step reopening of the country, beginning with the launch of the “Phuket Sandbox” programme, followed by a gradual easing of travel restrictions, culminating in its full reopening.

 

Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service