The Taiwanese visitor market also recovered rapidly after conditions related to Typhoon Bavi eased. Arrivals from Taiwan reached 25,201, up 50.74% from the previous week, moving the market to fourth place from seventh in the previous week.
As a result, Thailand received 585,189 foreign visitors during the week, an increase of 22,735 or 4.04% from the previous week. Daily arrivals averaged 83,598.
By market group, short-haul arrivals totalled 382,072, up 6.00% from the previous week, while long-haul arrivals reached 203,117, an increase of 0.56%.
The week’s five largest source markets were China with 107,875 visitors, up 8.27% from the previous week; Malaysia with 63,181, down 17.82%; India with 35,114, up from the previous week; Taiwan with 25,201, up 50.74%; and the United States with 20,461, up 3.57%.
Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to increase in the following week, with continued support from the summer school holidays and the increased number of flights.