Foreign tourist arrivals into Thailand are set to beat official forecasts with the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, a rare positive for the nation’s Covid-battered economy and currency.
International arrivals will total 9.3 million this year, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said Wednesday, citing a tourism ministry forecast. That’s 55% more than the Bank of Thailand’s estimate of 6 million early this month, and 7 million predicted by the National Economic and Social Development Board.
