Thailand Sees Foreign Tourist Arrivals Fall 3 Percent in 2026 as Recovery Stalls

2026 arrivals trail 2019’s peak by a huge margin

Thailand’s tourism momentum is wobbling. Foreign tourist arrivals are down 3.34% year-on-year, with about 10.83 million visitors reported as of April 19. The decline highlights how far the sector still has to go to match the nearly 40 million arrivals Thailand recorded in 2019 before the pandemic disrupted global travel.