Thailand recorded 19.76 million foreign tourist arrivals between Jan 1 and Aug 15, down 2.91% year on year, generating 957.6 billion baht in spending.
Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said Chinese visitors remained the largest group, with 3.33 million arrivals, followed by Malaysia with 2.49 million and India with 1.45 million.