The summer season 2023 turned out to be the most successful for Thailand in terms of Russian tourist flow for the entire history of Russian tourism in the country.
Thailand's summer success was ensured by a wide flight program and affordable prices against the backdrop of available overseas destinations. In the best pre-Covid years, Thailand in the "low" summer season accepted about 50 thousand Russians a month. This year the figure is more than 60 thousand Russians.
The final values of the Russian tourist flow for 3 summer months, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), reached 180 673 arrivals from the Russian Federation, of which 64 974 came in August, 64 929 in July and 50 770 in June.
For the first 8 months, Thailand received 921 477 Russians. These values provided Russia with the 1-st place in the rating of non-Asian countries-suppliers of tourists in Thailand for the specified period.
TOP 5 non-Asian source markets for Thailand in 2023:
Russia (921 477),
Britain (513 313),
Germany (426 936),
France (360 794),
Israel (158 886).
Russian tour operators described Thailand as one of the most trendy destinations of the summer 2023. The country occupied a strong position by demand in the ranking of the best source markets.
Anex announced that Thailand's summer sales have already reached the pre-pandemic levels, while Fun&Sun, reports on quadrupled sales compared to summer 2019.
In the summer season, charter flights from Azur air, Ikar, Red Wings, as well as regular Aeroflot and S7 flights from various Russian cities, including Moscow, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Vladivostok flew to Thailand.
In the autumn-winter season, the same airlines will carry Russians to Thailand on direct flights, but the flight program will be wider than in the season - 22/23.
