Thailand records first tourism deficit with Japan

Thailand saw a tourism deficit with Japan for the first time during the first half of 2023. From January to June, 497,700 Thai tourists visited Japan, while only 326,347 Japanese nationals arrived in Thailand. This is a significant change from 2019, when Thailand welcomed 1.88 million tourists from Japan and 1.78 million travelers from South…

Japan attracts wealthy tourists

The Japanese government is trying to attract wealthy tourists to the country by implementing several initiatives. Although accounting for only 0.9% of the total number of tourists to Japan in 2019, the super-rich foreign travelers contributed up to 11.5% of the total spending of international tourists in the country. Therefore, in order to attract more…