The five largest source markets during October 25–31 were:
Malaysia: 61,842 arrivals, down 1.41% year on year.
China: 51,479 arrivals, up 4.0% year on year.
Russia: 44,499 arrivals, up 27.19% year on year.
India: 40,884 arrivals, down 14.98% from the previous week.
United States: 21,261 arrivals, up 5.42% year on year.
French arrivals fell 18.68%, a decline Surasak attributed to protests in France. The country dropped to 16th place in the weekly source-market rankings from 11th the previous week.
China leads Thailand’s 10-month visitor rankings
China led Thailand’s source markets during January 1–October 31, when the country recorded 25,464,306 international arrivals. Foreign visitor spending totalled 1,241,067 million baht over the period.
The five leading markets were:
China: 4,244,376 arrivals.
Malaysia: 3,226,484 arrivals.
India: 1,924,417 arrivals.
Russia: 1,414,341 arrivals.
South Korea: 932,066 arrivals.
Winter holidays support outlook, but protests and flight cuts pose risks
Surasak expected long-haul arrivals to increase in the following week as the winter holiday season began, a period when travellers from these markets favour trips to Thailand.
Factors requiring attention included protests in Europe and reductions in flights on certain routes, particularly from Russia, which could affect travel to Thailand.