Thailand in the first half of the year received almost 1 million tourists from Of Russia. This was reported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Phuket has become the most popular tourist destination for our compatriots in the kingdom.
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Thailand’s main tourism agency, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, clarifies that the Russian tourist flow to the country increased by 18% from January to July compared to the same period last year. So, from January 1 to July 25, Thailand received 987,800 Russian vacationers.
Thus, Russia entered the TOP 5 main inbound travel markets for the kingdom. Our country is in fifth place, behind China, Malaysia, India and South Korea, and among European countries it is in first place.
China is the leader in terms of tourist traffic in January—July, 3.3 million travelers came from there. Malaysia is in second place with 2.36 million guests, India closes the top three with just over a million vacationers, and South Korea is in fourth place.
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Laos (600,000 tourists), Taiwan (512,700), the United States (493,360), Vietnam (482,390) and the United Kingdom (474,370) were included in the TOP 10.
The total foreign tourist flow in Thailand accounted for more than 17 million people from January to June.
According to statistics, only in June the tourist flow in Thailand from Russia accounted for 62,000 people, which is 23% more than in the same period in 2023, when 50,700 Russians visited the kingdom.
© Evgenia Karibskaya
In the marketing service of the Moscow office of TAT, the growth of tourist flow is explained primarily by the fact that the seasonality of tourist trips from Russia’s migration to Thailand is now not as pronounced as before. Firstly, air carriers have made their flight programs to the kingdom year-round. For example, last summer, direct charters and regular flights to Phuket and Bangkok were flown from 14 cities of the Russian Federation.
The number of connecting flights operated by international airlines through China, airports in the Middle East and Central Asia has also increased. In addition, tour operators began to use this type of transportation more often.
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