Thailand welcomed a record 35.38 million tourists in 2017

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Tue, 16 Jan 2018 - 01:43 GMT

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Tourists enjoy on a beach at the island of Koh Tao, Surat Thani Province, Thailand, September 19, 2014. Picture taken September 19, 2014. REUTERS

Tourists enjoy on a beach at the island of Koh Tao, Surat Thani Province, Thailand, September 19, 2014. Picture taken September 19, 2014. REUTERS

BANGKOK - 16 January 2018: Thailand welcomed a record 35.38 million foreign tourists in 2017, up 8.8 percent from the previous year, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday.

Thailand’s December tourist arrivals were seen at 3.5 million, the ministry said in a press release, up 15.1 percent from a year earlier.

The ministry attributed growth in 2017 to increase numbers of tourists from China and East Asia.

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