한녕하세요! 태국에 오신 것을 환영합니다 .... Welcome to Tourism Thailand's Blog......*Thailand is Safe to Visit. Avoid the obvious protest areas. Those are easy to avoid.Even at the protest areas you will be treated kindly or with indifference. I must suggest at this point to not be lulled. I expect the peaceful protestors will be attacked with deadly force. Combat should be expected at some protest area.For vacations, Thailand remains fine and safe. Hotels are becoming pleasantly affordable, from already great prices. Folks who have never been able to stay in a 5-star hotel, this is your moment........NOT "Occupy" Bangkok. The Whistlers are not a Mob. Mob is a bad word. A mob is a large group that is out of control, such as the Thaksin mob of 2010 who set Central World and about three dozen buildings ablaze, while they shot bullets and grenades downtown. That mob shot the Dusit Thani hotel with an RPG. The Whistlers' Revolution is not a mob but a huge peaceful group who demand change.The Whistlers' are NOT doing an "Occupy Bangkok" in the sense that Americans think of Occupy Wall Street. Back home in America, I saw some of the "occupy" protestors. It was a clown protest led by clowns. The only thing they were missing were giant red shoes. The Whistlers are not clowns. The Whistlers are a serious group of people with just cause for their actions.If you call this "Occupy Bangkok," many of the most serious Americans will think it is a circus led by clowns. This is not the case. This is a serious showdown by serious people.For me, this is the Whistlers' Revolution, January Bangkok Showdown.We all know that provocateurs will attack. They already have begun. Keep the cameras ready and show the world........Thanks for Michael Yon




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Thailand Tourism Statistics in Year 2012


Country of
2012
2011
  D(%)
Nationality
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
 12/11
East Asia
891,911
45.88
817,583
45.27
+9.09
ASEAN
428,651
22.05
386,486
21.40
+10.91
     Brunei
634
0.03
644
0.04
-1.55
     Cambodia
18,946
0.97
20,250
1.12
-6.44
     Indonesia
29,544
1.52
28,274
1.57
+4.49
     Laos
79,212
4.07
68,595
3.80
+15.48
     Malaysia
178,489
9.18
160,922
8.91
+10.92
     Myanmar
9,851
0.51
9,103
0.50
+8.22
     Philippines
21,749
1.12
21,268
1.18
+2.26
     Singapore
51,650
2.66
47,661
2.64
+8.37
     Vietnam
38,576
1.98
29,769
1.65
+29.58
China
187,229
9.63
143,477
7.94
+30.49
Hong Kong
29,785
1.53
22,819
1.26
+30.53
Japan
103,261
5.31
105,096
5.82
-1.75
Korea
110,766
5.70
116,450
6.45
-4.88
Taiwan
29,050
1.49
40,800
2.26
-28.80
Others
3,169
0.16
2,455
0.14
+29.08
Europe
706,894
36.36
654,022
36.21
+8.08
Austria
13,471
0.69
13,529
0.75
-0.43
Belgium
8,814
0.45
7,797
0.43
+13.04
Denmark
30,291
1.56
27,845
1.54
+8.78
Finland
37,113
1.91
32,568
1.80
+13.96
France
65,300
3.36
59,834
3.31
+9.14
Germany
73,908
3.80
72,290
4.00
+2.24
Ireland
5,637
0.29
5,552
0.31
+1.53
Italy
27,866
1.43
26,666
1.48
+4.50
Netherlands
21,236
1.09
21,054
1.17
+0.86
Norway
23,377
1.20
20,550
1.14
+13.76
Russia
148,124
7.62
136,159
7.54
+8.79
Spain
6,617
0.34
5,583
0.31
+18.52
Sweden
87,079
4.48
73,691
4.08
+18.17
Switzerland
23,012
1.18
21,041
1.17
+9.37
United Kingdom
79,879
4.11
75,932
4.20
+5.20
East Europe
42,152
2.17
41,048
2.27
+2.69
Others
13,018
0.67
12,883
0.71
+1.05
The Americas
110,994
5.71
100,709
5.58
+10.21
Argentina
2,528
0.13
1,738
0.10
+45.45
Brazil
3,330
0.17
2,661
0.15
+25.14
Canada
24,581
1.26
22,379
1.24
+9.84
USA
76,592
3.94
70,495
3.90
+8.65
Others
3,963
0.20
3,436
0.19
+15.34
South Asia
85,593
4.40
93,404
5.17
- 8.36
Bangladesh
5,797
0.30
6,805
0.38
-14.81
India
66,086
3.40
71,764
3.97
-7.91
Nepal
2,183
0.11
2,528
0.14
-13.65
Pakistan
5,365
0.28
5,968
0.33
-10.10
Sri Lanka
3,342
0.17
3,692
0.20
-9.48
Others
2,820
0.15
2,647
0.15
+6.54
Oceania
92,278
4.75
79,356
4.39
+16.28
Australia
84,110
4.33
72,078
3.99
+16.69
New Zealand
7,995
0.41
7,081
0.39
+12.91
Others
173
0.01
197
0.01
-12.18
Middle East
45,486
2.34
49,331
2.73
-7.79
Egypt
1,344
0.07
1,559
0.09
-13.79
Israel
13,876
0.71
13,269
0.73
+4.57
Kuwait
5,233
0.27
3,796
0.21
+37.86
Saudi Arabia
955
0.05
457
0.03
+108.97
U.A.E.
5,698
0.29
7,319
0.41
-22.15
Others
18,380
0.95
22,931
1.27
-19.85
Africa
10,974
0.56
11,542
0.64
- 4.92
South Africa
5,293
0.27
4,995
0.28
+5.97
Others
5,681
0.29
6,547
0.36
-13.23
Grand Total
1,944,130
100.00
1,805,947
100.00
+7.65



Country of
2012
2011
  D(%)
Nationality
Number
% Share
Number
% Share
 12/11
East Asia
492,817
39.87
459,455
38.73
+7.26
ASEAN
132,722
10.74
117,994
9.95
+12.48
     Brunei
513
0.04
535
0.05
-4.11
     Cambodia
3,845
0.31
3,049
0.26
+26.11
     Indonesia
17,824
1.44
16,456
1.39
+8.31
     Laos
1,969
0.16
1,401
0.12
+40.54
     Malaysia
32,221
2.61
32,022
2.70
+0.62
     Myanmar
8,766
0.71
8,215
0.69
+6.71
     Philippines
14,751
1.19
13,271
1.12
+11.15
     Singapore
35,286
2.85
32,586
2.75
+8.29
     Vietnam
17,547
1.42
10,459
0.88
+67.77
China
146,685
11.87
108,130
9.12
+35.66
Hong Kong
25,824
2.09
19,385
1.63
+33.22
Japan
93,374
7.55
95,961
8.09
-2.70
Korea
69,922
5.66
80,965
6.83
-13.64
Taiwan
21,527
1.74
34,909
2.94
-38.33
Others
2,763
0.22
2,111
0.18
+30.89
Europe
470,717
38.08
457,202
38.54
+2.96
Austria
10,894
0.88
11,381
0.96
-4.28
Belgium
6,575
0.53
5,888
0.50
+11.67
Denmark
16,997
1.38
17,135
1.44
-0.81
Finland
12,832
1.04
13,008
1.10
-1.35
France
50,409
4.08
46,990
3.96
+7.28
Germany
56,620
4.58
57,608
4.86
-1.72
Ireland
4,310
0.35
4,380
0.37
-1.60
Italy
21,022
1.70
20,805
1.75
+1.04
Netherlands
17,037
1.38
17,471
1.47
-2.48
Norway
15,840
1.28
14,504
1.22
+9.21
Russia
97,225
7.87
93,023
7.84
+4.52
Spain
5,597
0.45
4,655
0.39
+20.24
Sweden
35,556
2.88
32,670
2.75
+8.83
Switzerland
16,314
1.32
15,466
1.30
+5.48
United Kingdom
62,293
5.04
60,925
5.14
+2.25
East Europe
30,062
2.43
35,723
3.01
-15.85
Others
11,134
0.90
5,570
0.47
+99.89
The Americas
86,408
6.99
79,939
6.74
+8.09
Argentina
2,016
0.16
1,313
0.11
+53.54
Brazil
2,479
0.20
1,997
0.17
+24.14
Canada
19,060
1.54
17,353
1.46
+9.84
USA
60,153
4.87
56,984
4.80
+5.56
Others
2,700
0.22
2,292
0.19
+17.80
South Asia
79,951
6.47
86,347
7.28
-7.41
Bangladesh
5,544
0.45
6,565
0.55
-15.55
India
61,471
4.97
65,956
5.56
-6.80
Nepal
2,004
0.16
2,115
0.18
-5.25
Pakistan
5,077
0.41
5,699
0.48
-10.91
Sri Lanka
3,062
0.25
3,391
0.29
-9.70
Others
2,793
0.23
2,621
0.22
+6.56
Oceania
55,334
4.48
47,676
4.02
+16.06
Australia
49,464
4.00
42,389
3.57
+16.69
New Zealand
5,755
0.47
5,142
0.43
+11.92
Others
115
0.01
145
0.01
-20.69
Middle East
42,335
3.43
46,469
3.92
-8.90
Egypt
1,149
0.09
1,329
0.11
-13.54
Israel
13,075
1.06
12,530
1.06
+4.35
Kuwait
4,899
0.40
3,513
0.30
+39.45
Saudi Arabia
884
0.07
395
0.03
+123.80
U.A.E.
5,613
0.45
7,243
0.61
-22.50
Others
16,715
1.35
21,459
1.81
-22.11
Africa
8,456
0.68
9,126
0.77
-7.34
South Africa
3,476
0.28
3,410
0.29
+1.94
Others
4,980
0.40
5,716
0.48
-12.88
Grand Total
1,236,018
100.00
1,186,214
100.00
+4.20


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