For
the first three months of this year, Thailand hosted 6,828,718
international visitors improving 18.94% from 5,741,454 visits during
the same period last year. In March, there were 2,259,237
international trips growing 19.19% compared to 1,895,560 during the
same month in 2012.
The
major contributor East Asia, which includes ASEAN, improved 23.15% to
1,215,485 from 987,033 visits.
Europe
posted a growth of 18.83%. The top five markets that grew are: East
Europe (+44.36%); Russia (+34.49%); Austria (+25.15%); Belgium
(+21.02%); and Germany (+18.02%).
China
was the top supplier with 396,895 visits over 198,767, a 99% jump.
Russia followed China with 190.816 visits over 141.882, a 34%
increase. Malaysia is the third top market for Thailand with 175,628
visits in March 2013.
