reader Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 According to Agoda, Bangkok is the most popular international destination while Pattaya comes in at eighth place. Agoda made the findings after having compiled data on room booking made via the platform from May to August this year. Other destinations Agoda said were among the top five most popular among its users were, in respective order, Jeju island of South Korea; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Tokyo, Japan; and Seoul, South Korea. Thailand’s Pattaya City was the 8th most popular destination, owing to it being a seaside city renowned for its nightlife scene. https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/agoda-says-bangkok-is-top-destination-for-tourists-worldwide-pattaya-8th-most-popular-407103 ========================== From Pattaya News More than four million foreign tourists have arrived in Thailand since full country reopening in January The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Wednesday, August 17th, reported that the total number of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand has reached four million since the full country reopening on January 1st. TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn told the press that after the government had relaxed its measures and registrations for foreign tourists in January, it was reported that a total of 4,015,504 tourists had visited the country from January 1st to August 16th, reflecting a gradual improvement in the tourism industry. “TAT expected that as of August 31st, the number of foreign tourists would reach 4.5 million people and about 40,000+ people would arrive in the country per day,” the governor added. TAT has kept its target of 10 million foreign tourists by 2022, with an expected number of foreign tourists of at least 1 million per month between August and September. An average increase of 1.5 million people per month is also predicted in the fourth quarter, from October to December. vinapu and TMax 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
