BANGKOK — Thailand received more than 15.4 million foreign visitors between 1 January and 20 June 2026, generating over 745 billion baht in tourism revenue, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said on 22 June that preliminary figures showed the country welcomed 15,447,571 international arrivals during the period, generating 745.39 billion baht from visitor spending.
The latest tourism figures were supported by the Dragon Boat Festival holidays in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, which boosted travel to Thailand during the past week. The ministry also noted a midweek public holiday in Malaysia that contributed to a slight increase in Malaysian arrivals.
During the most recent week, Thailand recorded 508,133 foreign visitors, up 21,464 people or 4.41% from the previous week. The average number of international arrivals stood at 72,590 per day.
China remained Thailand’s largest source market, with cumulative arrivals reaching 2.54 million visitors since the start of the year. Chinese tourists also ranked first among all source markets during the latest week.
The holiday period helped lift arrivals from Taiwan, which moved up to fifth place among source markets for the week from seventh place previously.
Of the weekly total, 373,263 visitors came from short-haul markets, an increase of 3.37% from the previous week, while long-haul markets contributed 134,870 visitors, up 7.40%.
The top five source markets during the week were China with 83,796 arrivals, followed by Malaysia with 81,398, India with 43,633, Singapore with 24,225 and Taiwan with 21,043.
Arrivals from China, Malaysia and Taiwan increased by 7.82%, 0.39% and 18.23%, respectively, compared with the previous week. Meanwhile, arrivals from India and Singapore declined by 7.82% and 4.36%.
Looking ahead, the ministry expects foreign arrivals to ease slightly in the coming week as several markets enter a post-holiday slowdown. The Indian market may also face challenges from reduced flight capacity.
As of 20 June, the five largest source markets for Thailand this year were China with 2,538,498 visitors, Malaysia with 1,992,324, India with 1,188,190, Russia with 996,840 and South Korea with 576,404.