10.02.2025, 13:32
Russians took the third place in the number of tourist trips to Thailand
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS Russians ranked third in January in terms of the number of tourist arrivals to Thailand after Chinese and Malaysian citizens, according to a statistical report by the Thai Ministry of Sports and Tourism for the first month of 2025.
"The total number of foreign tourists who visited Thailand in January was 3.709 million, which is 22 percent more than in January 2024. The largest number of tourists came from China, followed by Malaysia and Russia," the report says.
The Ministry reports that in January, 622,779 tourists from China (first place), 443,015 tourists from Malaysia (second place) and 255,920 tourists from Russia (third place) entered Thailand.
At the same time, tourists from Malaysia visited mainly the areas of Thailand bordering their country on one-day visits, while Chinese and Russian citizens visited Bangkok and tourist areas on the country's seashore, the report says.
South Korea (209,065 people), India (185,809 people), the United Kingdom (121,509 people), the United States (118,038 people), Taiwan (116,779 people), Germany (112,828 people) and France occupy places from 4th to 10th in the list of countries with the largest number of tourist arrivals in January. (110,515 people), according to the Ministry.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Thailand Evgeny Tomikhin told RIA Novosti that almost 1 million 750 thousand Russians visited Thailand in 2024. According to the results of last year, Russians were the fifth in the number of tourist arrivals to the kingdom after citizens of China, Malaysia, South Korea and India.
"The total number of foreign tourists who visited Thailand in January was 3.709 million, which is 22 percent more than in January 2024. The largest number of tourists came from China, followed by Malaysia and Russia," the report says.
The Ministry reports that in January, 622,779 tourists from China (first place), 443,015 tourists from Malaysia (second place) and 255,920 tourists from Russia (third place) entered Thailand.
At the same time, tourists from Malaysia visited mainly the areas of Thailand bordering their country on one-day visits, while Chinese and Russian citizens visited Bangkok and tourist areas on the country's seashore, the report says.
South Korea (209,065 people), India (185,809 people), the United Kingdom (121,509 people), the United States (118,038 people), Taiwan (116,779 people), Germany (112,828 people) and France occupy places from 4th to 10th in the list of countries with the largest number of tourist arrivals in January. (110,515 people), according to the Ministry.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Thailand Evgeny Tomikhin told RIA Novosti that almost 1 million 750 thousand Russians visited Thailand in 2024. According to the results of last year, Russians were the fifth in the number of tourist arrivals to the kingdom after citizens of China, Malaysia, South Korea and India.
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