Thai and mighty: Tourism takes off with a Bangkok load of visitors

Thailand’s back on the world’s travel map with a record-breaking wave of tourists flooding its shores, boosting the nation’s coffers and setting sights on even sunnier outcomes.

In a spectacular show of popularity, more than 37.72 million globe-trotters have flocked to the Land of Smiles between January 1 and December 8 this year, according to Government Spokesperson Jirayu Huangsap. This tourism boom has funneled a staggering 1.535 trillion baht into the Thai economy.

China leads the charge with 6.3 million visitors, keeping the tourism tills ringing, closely followed by Malaysia with 4.6 million wanderers, India with 1.9 million sightseers, South Korea with 1.7 million travellers, and…