Visitor arrivals to Thailand up 4% to 39.8m in 2019

Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sports reported (23-Jan-2020) visitor arrivals to Thailand for the 12 months ended Dec-2019. Details include:

• Visitor arrivals: 39.8 million, +4.2% year-on-year;
• • China: 11.0 million, +4.4%;
  • Malaysia: 4.2 million, +3.6%;
  • India: 2.0 million, +24.9%;
  • South Korea: 1.9 million, +5.1%;
  • Laos: 1.8 million, +10.9%;
  • Japan: 1.8 million, +9.1%;
  • Russia: 1.5 million, +0.7%;
  • US: 1.2 million, +4.1%;
  • Singapore: 1.1 million, -1.2%;
  • Hong Kong: 1.0 million, +2.9%;
  • Vietnam: 1.0 million, +1.9%;
  • UK: 994,018, +0.7%;
  • Cambodia: 907,506, -4.4%;
  • Taiwan: 789,923, +14.9%;
  • Australia: 768,668, -4.1%;
• Tourism spending: THB1933 billion (USD63.4 billion), +3.1%. [more - original PR]