Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) April 15th – According to Thai media reports, this year's Songkran Festival in Thailand is incredibly popular, with foreign tourists flocking to various parts of the country. Bangkok is bustling with activity, and other cities are also packed with people.
Thailand's Minister of Tourism and Sports, Soravong, stated that the number of inbound tourists has increased significantly in the past week, driven by the Songkran tourism peak. In particular, under the government's leadership, Bangkok hosted the grand "2025 World Songkran Festival," and various celebrations were held throughout the country, including Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, and Hat Yai.
It is reported that the number of tourists from short-distance markets increased by 17.61%, with the most significant growth seen from China and India. Meanwhile, the number of tourists from long-distance markets also increased, mainly due to the spring holidays in European countries such as Germany and France.
In the past week, the total number of foreign tourists entering Thailand reached 666,200, an increase of 64,500 from the previous week, representing a growth rate of 10.73%, with an average daily number of 95,100 tourists.
During Songkran (Thailand's Water Festival), the top five countries of origin for foreign tourists were:
1. Malaysia (102,100)
2. China (82,200)
3. India (55,100)
4. Russia (40,200)
5. United Kingdom (32,100)
Among them, the number of tourists from China, India, Malaysia, and Russia increased by 28.20%, 23.56%, 10.67%, and 8.40% respectively compared to the previous week. In contrast, the number of tourists from the United Kingdom decreased by 8.49%.
As the Songkran holiday has ended, the number of tourists is expected to decline normally next week. However, the following factors will continue to support the influx of foreign tourists:
1. Spring holidays in Europe are still ongoing;
2. The Thai government's "2025 Amazing Thailand Tourism and Sports Year" initiative is playing a positive role;
3. A series of tourism and sports promotion activities;
4. Government-introduced entry facilitation measures, such as exempting passengers from filling out the TM6 card;
5. Encouraging airlines to increase the number of flights, etc.
Tourism data shows that from January 1st to April 13th, Thailand received a total of 10.7384 million foreign tourists, generating approximately 516.589 billion baht in revenue.
The top five countries of origin for foreign tourists in 2025 are:
1. China (1.4708 million)
2. Malaysia (1.3335 million)
3. Russia (0.8015 million)
4. India (0.6318 million)
5. South Korea (0.5337 million)
