Visitor arrivals to Thailand up 13.8% for seven months ended Jul-2010

Tourism Authority of Thailand reports visitor arrivals to Thailand rose 13.8% year-on-year for the seven months ended Jul-2010 (The Nation, 04-Oct-2010).

• Visitor arrivals: 8.8 million, +13.8% year-on-year;
  • East Asia: 4.3 million;
    • Malaysia: 1.1 million;
    • China: 561,634;
    • Japan: 546,947;
    • Korea: 445,809;
  • Europe: 2.6 million, +13.8%;
  • Americas: 492,509, +1.6%;
  • South Asia: 532,664, +16.9%;
  • Oceania: 438,241, +10.5%;
  • Middle East: 341,151, +24.4%;
  • Africa: 66,802, +17.7%.