The ongoing Israel-Iran conflict is expected to cause five of Thailand's tourism markets to plunge by 50%, while visits from the Middle East to Phuket have already started to decline due to airspace ...
BANGKOK: Thailand's tourism industry is facing a challenging year in 2025, with several factors impacting growth, ...
Thailand built its tourism engine on volume, and no market delivered like China. But with Chinese arrivals nowhere near pre-pandemic numbers, Thai tourism officials are making a hard pivot: fewer ...
There has been a notable decline in Thai tourist arrivals from a peak of 3,709,102 in January to 3,119,445 in February, and further down to 2,720,457 in March. Thailand experienced a modest increase ...
Global leisure travel spending is projected to reach $15 trillion in 2040, up from $5 trillion in 2024. With an anticipated 7% annual uptick in leisure spending, the Middle East is expected to ...
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Tourism still a stalled engine

In 2025, the Thai tourism industry faced its first contraction since the pandemic, with several setbacks consistently hampering tourist confidence.The Tourism Authority of Thailand downgraded its ...
TAT reinforces Thailand’s global leadership in holistic luxury tourism through wellness, culture, and meaningful travel ...
Despite tensions all around it, the Middle East had another good year for tourism. Jordan was an exception to that, but its tourism minister remains hopeful for the future. Despite ongoing regional ...