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Thailand beats 2022 tourism target with 11.15m arrivals

Devotees and tourists visit the Erawan Shrine at Ratchaprasong Intersection, Bangkok, to seek blessings on Monday. The shrine is popular around the Lunar New Year, which fell over the weekend. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)

Thailand received 11.15 million foreign visitors in 2022, a surge from just about 428,000 the previous year when broad travel curbs were in place, tourism ministry data showed on Tuesday.

The figures, which beat the government's target, reflect a solid turnaround as Thailand's tries to revive its important tourism industry, which bore the brunt of its strict entry and quarantine policies during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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