Tourist arrivals tumble 71% y/yAn airport staff member wears a protective mask due to the coronavirus outbreak as she sanitises rows of luggage carts at Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 12, 2020. In the January-July period, foreign tourist numbers were 6.69 million, down 71% year on year, with spending down 70.4% from a year earlier to 332 billion baht. Thailand, which had a record 39.8 million tourist arrivals last year, has recorded zero foreign visitors since April when it imposed a travel ban. In July 2019 alone, there were 3.33 million tourists who spent around 167 billion baht. Thailand expects to receive 8 million foreign tourists this year, down 80% from last year.

Source: Bangkok Post August 24, 2020 11:48 UTC