The Thai tourism industry recorded total international arrivals of 31.25 million in January-October 2018, up 7.84%, generating an estimated 1.63 trillion Baht in tourism revenue, up by 9.98% over the same period of 2017. China headed the list with more than nine million arrivals.
Overview: All regions grew well except the Middle East and Oceania. Visitors from East Asia totalled 21.58 million (+9.71%), Europe 5.24 million (+4.24%), the Americas 1.25 million (+3.01%), South Asia 1.60 million (+10.75%), Oceania 766,119 (-1.74%), Middle East 635,311 (-6.29%), and Africa 158,630 (+8.41%).
Top 10 markets for Thailand in January – October 2018
| Rank | Country | No. of Arrivals | %Change |
| 1 | China | 9,022,192 | 10.03 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3,179,768 | 12.73 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1,466,676 | 4.77 |
| 4 | Lao PDR. | 1,446,835 | 4.92 |
| 5 | Japan | 1,353,301 | 6.89 |
| 6 | India | 1,287,978 | 11.23 |
| 7 | Russia | 1,101,619 | 11.75 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 881,551 | 9.46 |
| 9 | USA | 875,485 | 5.61 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 850,498 | 25.46 |
Remark: Preliminary figures
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports