4.5 Million Malaysian Tourists Visit Thailand in first 11 months of 2024
4.5 Million Malaysian Tourists Visit Thailand in first 11 months of 2024
In 2023, there are 4.56 million Malaysian tourists visit Thailand. For the first 11 months of 2024, there are 4,506,898 Malaysian tourists visit Thailand. With the festive month of December and the super peak month for Malaysian tourists visiting Thailand, it is expected over 5 million Malaysian tourists to visit the Land of Smiles in 2024.
For your information, the foreign tourist arrivals in Thailand from January 1 to December 1, this year reached 32,020,169 visitors, generating approximately 1.5 trillion baht in revenue, the Thailand’s Tourism and Sports ministry reported last week.
China ranked as the top source of tourists with 6,214,226 visitors, followed by Malaysia (4,506,898), India (1,915,152), South Korea (1,685,600), and Russia (1,503,312). Interestingly, Singapore is out of the top five countries visiting Thailand as Singaporean tourists love the Land of Smile.
However, last week saw a slowdown in tourist arrivals across nearly all market groups, particularly Malaysian tourists, due to flooding in key destinations like Hat Yai, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. Malaysian arrivals dropped by 18,161 people, a 22.18% decline from the previous week, contributing to a 6.76% overall decline in short-haul market arrivals. This is also due to the flood situations in Northern Malaysia so there is a drop of Malaysian tourists crossing the border.
Long-haul markets also showed a seasonal dip, a typical trend before an anticipated increase in December.
Last week, Thailand recorded a total of 706,382 foreign tourists, a decrease of 42,924 visitors or 5.73% over the end of November. The average daily number of foreign arrivals was 100,912.
The top five foreign tourist markets were:
China: 118,216 tourists (down 3.12%)
Malaysia: 63,725 tourists (down 22.18%)
Russia: 47,914 tourists (down 4.13%)
India: 46,350 tourists (up 0.20%)
South Korea: 38,272 tourists (down 1.76%)
The number of foreign tourists is expected to increase in the coming week, as the peak travel season for long-haul markets, particularly from Europe, kicks in. A 10% increase in seat capacity to Thailand from July through the end of the year, government initiatives to ease travel, including the waiver of TM6 immigration forms at land border checkpoints, and efforts to encourage airlines to increase flight frequencies to accommodate demand have also contributed to the rising numbers.
Even my parents are traveling in Southern Thailand with his friends. Hence, there are quite a number of my friends are in different parts of Thailand due to winter season. Malaysian tourists to Thailand might hit 5 million for the first time this year and I will blog the final numbers in January 2025.
I would love to congratulate Tourism Authority of Thailand Malaysia for the 4.5 Million Malaysian Tourist Visit Thailand in first 11 months of 2024. This is a great achievement! Let’s visit Thailand and break the 5 million mark!
Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/blogs/news/tourism/40043978
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