Thailand received a record 32.59 million foreign visitors last year, with revenue beating expectations and likely to exceed previous forecasts this year by growing 10 percent or more, officials said.
Thailand is proving popular even as terror scares, including a series of bombings in resorts towns killing four people, and the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej had hotels and tour guides across the country on edge. Tourism fared better than expected after a bloodless coup deposed Thailand’s elected government in 2014 as well.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand said that the tourist industry earned 2.52 trillion baht (USD71.4 billion) last year, up 11 percent from 2015. Most travelers come from China, South Korea, and Japan.
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