Over the first seven months of 2019 Phuket received a total of 186,360 Indian arrivals, up 354% compared to the previous year. This propelled India into the Top 5 source countries for foreign visits to the island.
Despite a slight drop China remains the largest source of tourists in the region. In the meantime, Malaysia doubled its year-on-year figures, South Korea showed a 3% gain, the UK achieved a rise of 36%, and Germany - 7%. The number of Russian visitors to Phuket decreased by 3%.