Foreign arrivals down 7.6% so far this yearDespite the prevalence of tourists in Bangkok's Yaowarat area, known as Chinatown, foreign visitor numbers are down this year. (Photo: Bangkok Post)Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals dropped 7.59% year-on-year in the period Jan 1 to Feb 15, to about 5.07 million people, the Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday. China was the biggest source market with 770,427 visitors, followed by Malaysia with 461,742, the ministry said in a statement. Thailand's state planning agency expects foreign visitors to rise to 35 million this year. There were about 33 million foreign tourists last year, versus the pre-pandemic record of nearly 40 million in 2019
