The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced a promotional giveaway in which ten participants will receive a special 2026 desk calendar. The activity is part of a broader initiative to highlight Thailand as a potential destination for film productions.

To join, users are asked to comment on the TATNews post by naming a place in Thailand they believe would make an attractive filming location, along with a brief explanation. Submissions will be accepted from 13 to 21 January 2026.

TAT will reveal the winners on 23 January 2026 via the TATNews Facebook page. The calendars may be collected in person at the TAT Head Office during business hours, or sent by post within Thailand between 26 and 30 January.

Eligibility is limited to individuals residing in Thailand or those able to provide a valid Thai postal address. All decisions made by the TATNews team are final.

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Thailand’s Meteorological Department issued an updated weather advisory on January 12, 2026, noting continued cold conditions across the northern and northeastern regions. A moderately strong high-pressure system from China continues to spread over upper Thailand, bringing dry air and significantly lower morning temperatures. Areas of dense morning fog are also expected, prompting warnings to motorists and residents to exercise caution.

In contrast, southern Thailand remains under the influence of the northeast monsoon. Rainfall is gradually decreasing, although localized showers are still anticipated in the lower South. The Gulf of Thailand may experience waves reaching up to two meters, particularly during thunderstorms, and small vessels are advised to navigate carefully.

Authorities have also highlighted the risks associated with dry weather conditions, including increased fire hazards and potential health concerns, urging residents in affected regions to practice proper cold-weather protection.

Regional Conditions (Meteorological Department Report)

Northern Region
Lows 11–14°C, highs 27–32°C. Mountain areas may drop to 2–10°C with frost possible.

Northeastern Region
Lows 8–14°C, highs 26–30°C. Mountain lows 4–10°C.

Central Region
Lows 12–15°C, highs 28–30°C.

Eastern Region
Lows 13–19°C, highs 30–32°C. Gulf waves around 1–2 meters offshore.

Southern Region
Localized showers on the eastern coast. Lows 15–22°C, highs 28–32°C.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area
Lows 16–19°C, highs 30–31°C, with early morning fog in some areas.

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The Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS) of Thailand released statistics on the number of foreign visitors to Thailand in December 2025.

According to data released by MOTS, the number of foreign visitors to Thailand in December 2025 was 3,370,440. This represents a significant increase of 455,630 from November's figure of 2,914,810.

The number of visitors decreased by approximately 589,000 from January to February, approximately 399,000 from February to March, approximately 173,000 from March to April, and approximately 280,000 from April to May. There was a slight increase of 56,000 from May to June, but again a large decrease of approximately 288,000 from June to July, and a similar large decrease of approximately 267,000 from July to August. There was also a large decrease of approximately 348,000 from September to September. However, there was a large increase of 338,000 from September to October. There was also a large increase of 341,000 from October to November. There was also a large increase of 455,000 from November to December. While China, Korea, Japan, Europe, and the United States head into winter, Thailand is heading into high season, and the number of tourists visiting Thailand is steadily increasing.

However, when looking at the number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand for the same month compared to the previous year, the results are as shown below, with decreases compared to the previous year in all months except January.
January: +22.2%, February: -7.0%, March: -8.8%, April: -7.6%, May: -13.9%, June: -15.2%
July: -15.9%, August: -12.8%, September: -11.3%, October: -3.9%, November: -7.5%, December: -7.1%

By country, the number of tourists from China has declined significantly, and given the state of the Chinese economy, there are concerns that this trend will worsen further. The number of tourists from South Korea and Taiwan has also declined significantly. Considering Thailand's tourism industry, I fear that 2026 will be extremely difficult unless we consider welcoming tourists from a variety of countries, not just neighboring Asian countries, but also Europe and the United States.

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in December 2025 by country is as follows.
1. China 372,247
2. Malaysia 342,171
3. India 266,228
4. Russian 266,213
5. South Korea 150,561
6. United Kingdom 138,279
7. USA 128,928
8. Germany 120,901
9. Singapore 114,695
10. Japan 105,615
11. France 89,357
12. Taiwan 86,259
13. Australia 83,857
14. Myanmar 77,062
15. Indonesia 69,301
16. Philippines 65,865
17. Hong Kong 65,732
18. Laos 62,814
19. Sweden 59,337
20. Italy 47,995

For comparison with the previous month, the following is the ranking of the number of arrivals by country in December 2024, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November 2025.

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in November 2025 by country is as follows.
1. China 326,974
2. Malaysia 321,869
3. India 236,232
4. Russian 214,523
5. South Korea 130,251
6. USA 122,462
7. Germany 111,382
8. Japan 108,038
9. United Kingdom 107,976
10. Singapore 89,176
11. Taiwan 78,855
12. France 73,123
13. Australia 69,202
14. Myanmar 65,171
15. Philippines 63,665
16. Indonesia 61,872
17. Laos 59,282
18. Hong Kong 51,004
19. Vietnam 48,067
20. Poland 36,938

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in Octomber 2025 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 378,143
2. China 357,445
3. India 213,858
4. Russian 145,764
5. South Korea 136,382
6. USA 83,929
7. Taiwan 83,574
8. United Kingdom 78,947
9. Singapore 77,095
10. Germany 76,709
11. Japan 73,806
12. Australia 70,055
13. Myanmar 64,152
14. Philippines 61,299
15. Laos 60,942
16. France 55,383
17. Hong Kong 50,513
18. Indonesia 50,086
19. Vietnam 46,030
20. Israel 34,626

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in September 2025 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 428,712
2. China 321,309
3. India 207,195
4. South Korea 101,672
5. Japan 91,610
6. Russian 76,907
7. Singapore 73,522
8. Taiwan 66,878
9. Australia 60,191
10. Indonesia 55,300
11. Laos 55,279
12. Philippines 55,080
13. USA 54,398
14. Myanmar 53,325
15. United Kingdom 49,031
16. Germany 45,952
17. Israel 45,182
18. Hong Kong 40,295
19. Vietnam 37,973
20. France 29,166

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in August 2025 by country is as follows.
1. China 409,691
2. Malaysia 391,777
3. India 190,604
4. South Korea 133,995
5. Japan 128,178
6. Taiwan 86,849
7. Russian 79,573
8. Hong Kong 72,802
9. Singapore 70,640
10. Laos 67,682
11. United Kingdom 65,514
12. Germany 62,649
13. Philippines 60,713
14. USA 60,011
15. France 59,026
16. Australia 54,841
17. Myanmar 51,660
18. Vietnam 49,804
19. Indonesia 49,434
20. Israel 43,628

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in July 2025 by country is as follows.
1. China 420,770
2. Malaysia 358,287
3. India 189,303
4. South Korea 130,259
5. Taiwan 85,412
6. Russian 81,098
7. USA 81,096
8. Australia 75,384
9. Japan 74,717
10. Singapore 73,196
11. United Kingdom 71,354
12. Hong Kong 66,823
13. Indonesia 64,275
14. Laos 63,430
15. Philippines 61,162
16. France 60,185
17. Vietnam 58,585
18. Germany 51,074
19. Myanmar 47,796
20. Netherlands 44,002

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in June 2025 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 398,433
2. China 306,617
3. India 205,299
4. Singapore 107,501
5. South Korea 98,544
6. USA 81,717
7. Laos 79,291
8. Russian 73,616
9. Indonesia 71,899
10. Taiwan 68,979
11. Japan 64,989
12. Philippines 64,860
13. Myanmar 63,468
14. Australia 62,474
15. United Kingdom 59,880
16. Vietnam 56,849
17. Hong Kong 51,345
18. Germany 34,535
19. France 29,693
20. Saudi Arabia 26,623

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in May 2025 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 385,332
2. China 310,292
3. India 228,544
4. South Korea 91,178
5. Russian 83,627
6. Singapore 76,706
7. Laos 74,464
8. Indonesia 72,807
9. Japan 69,378
10. USA 68,251
11. United Kingdom 66,834
12. Taiwan 64,260
13. Philippines 63,908
14. Vietnam 58,815
15. Australia 58,601
16. Myanmar 56,312
17. Hong Kong 41,826
18. France 38,745
19. Germany 38,595
20. Cambodia 36,430

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in April 2025 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 362,636
2. China 317,213
3. India 206,286
4. Russian 155,314
5. United Kingdom 110,231
6. South Korea 84,455
7. Germany 82,859
8. USA 80,506
9. Laos 80,468
10. Australia 75,067
11. Indonesia 72,756
12. Taiwan 69,538
13. France 67,141
14. Singapore 61,321
15. Vietnam 61,260
16. Philippines 60,389
17. Myanmar 58,320
18. Japan 58,152
19. Hong Kong 52,965
20. Israel 36,294

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in March 2025 by country is as follows.
1. China 297,113
2. Malaysia 292,436
3. Russian 235,682
4. India 187,973
5. South Korea 120,775
6. Germany 114,276
7. Japan 109,173
8. United Kingdom 106,268
9. USA 100,051
10. Laos 92,192
11. Singapore 81,349
12. Taiwan 79,879
13. France 75,971
14. Indonesia 66,486
15. Vietnam 63,945
16. Australia 59,395
17. Myanmar 57,188
18. Philippines 51,046
19. Cambodia 41,087
20. Hong Kong 37,395

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in February 2025 by country is as follows.
1. Malaysia 418,045
2. China 371,542
3. Russian 230,600
4. India 169,988
5. South Korea 168,090
6. France 128,630
7. Japan 120,130
8. Germany 114,138
9. United Kingdom 107,316
10. USA 102,542
11. Taiwan 100,371
12. Laos 78,253
13. Indonesia 70,389
14. Vietnam 69,433
15. Singapore 64,585
16. Australia 57,499
17. Philippines 47,601
18. Myanmar 44,157
19. Cambodia 43,533
20. Hong Kong 43,411

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in January 2025 by country is as follows.
1. China 662,779
2. Malaysia 443,015
3. Russian 255,920
4. South Korea 209,065
5. India 185,809
6. United Kingdom 121,532
7. USA 118,038
8. Taiwan 116,779
9. Germany 112,828
10. France 110,515
11. Laos 94,271
12. Japan 87,441
13. Indonesia 82,919
14. Australia 82,116
15. Singapore 77,555
16. Hong Kong 69,047
17. Vietnam 64,094
18. Myanmar 50,067
19. Philippines 48,987
20. Cambodia 46,001

The ranking of the number of people entering Thailand in December 2024 by country is as follows.
1. China 535,215
2. Malaysia 452,137
3. Russian 249,910
4. India 220,717
5. South Korea 189,324
6. Singapore 131,642
7. United Kingdom 127,398
8. USA 124,207
9. Germany 111,611
10. Japan 104,612
11. Australia 90,165
12. Taiwan 89,098
13. Indonesia 86,553
14. Hong Kong 82,532
15. France 79,810

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has introduced a new initiative called “Fur Season Escape,” aimed at transforming pet-friendly travel into a premium lifestyle experience. The program offers a range of exclusive perks and activities for travelers with pets, in collaboration with hotels, attractions, cafes, and other venues that cater to four-legged companions.

According to TAT’s 2026 tourism strategy, pet-friendly tourism is a key growth segment. Recent surveys conducted by the authority found that travelers who bring their pets tend to spend approximately 20 percent more per trip than typical tourists, highlighting the economic potential of this niche market.

The Fur Season Escape project has enlisted several prominent partners to support its goals. These include Pet Friendly Thailand, KTC, InterContinental Hua Hin Resort by IHG, ARAK Animal Hospital, and Centara Life Cha Am Beach Resort Hua Hin, all offering special promotions and tailored experiences designed for pet parents.

For additional details and updates on the Fur Season Escape program, interested travelers are encouraged to visit the Pet Friendly Thailand Facebook Page. The effort marks a significant step in positioning Thailand as a welcoming destination for pet-loving visitors from around the world.

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Tomorrowland, the globally renowned electronic dance music festival originating from Belgium, has officially confirmed its first full-scale Asian edition in Thailand. The event will take place in Pattaya, Chonburi Province, from December 11–13, 2026, marking a major milestone for the region’s live music scene.

The chosen venue, Wisdom Valley, is a large-scale outdoor development site located just outside Pattaya City. Multiple signature stages—including the iconic Mainstage, CORE, and FREEDOM—are planned for installation, bringing the full Tomorrowland experience to Southeast Asia. Organizers expect more than 50,000 attendees per day, with visitors anticipated from across the world.

Ticket access will roll out in phases: pre-registration opens on January 8, 2026, followed by hotel packages with shuttle services on February 28, and the global ticket sale on March 7. All registration windows will begin at 4:00 PM (GMT+7).

Further announcements, including lineup details and the festival theme, will be released through Tomorrowland Thailand’s official social media channels.

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AirAsia has kicked off its New Year Sale 2026, running from January 5 to January 11, offering discounts of up to 25 percent on standard fares. The promotion applies to all routes, flights, and seats, with some blackout dates excluded.

The sale covers a wide range of Japan–Asia routes, including departures from Tokyo (Narita and Haneda), Osaka (Kansai), Nagoya (Chubu), Sapporo, Sendai, Fukuoka, and Naha. Discounted destinations include Bangkok (Don Mueang), Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Hong Kong.

One of the highlighted fares includes one-way flights from Naha to Taipei starting at JPY 8,898 (tax included), making AirAsia’s already competitive prices even more attractive. The travel period spans from January 19 through November 30, 2026, allowing flexibility across multiple holiday seasons.

In addition, AirAsia is offering its Value Pack—covering 20kg checked baggage, seat selection, and in-flight meals—at a 30 percent discount during the same period. Tickets and add-on services are available for purchase via the AirAsia MOVE app and the official website.

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Thailand’s Ministry of Transport Safety Operations Center reported that public transportation systems nationwide were able to meet travel demand during the first three days of the 2026 New Year holiday, from December 30, 2025, to January 1, 2026. A total of approximately 8.26 million passengers were recorded, representing a 3.9% decrease compared with the same period last year.

Domestic travel accounted for about 7.45 million passengers, with rail services recording the highest usage nationwide. Air travel was most prominent in the central region, while rail remained dominant in the northern and southern regions. Road transport continued to be the primary mode in the northeastern and eastern areas. International public transport served around 809,000 passengers, down 4.6% year on year, alongside lower traffic volumes on major highways and Bangkok expressways.

Extensive safety inspections were carried out across all transport modes. Authorities inspected more than 47,000 buses at 222 checkpoints, with several vehicles ordered to undergo repairs or replacement. Rail inspections found no alcohol or narcotics use among staff, while over 2,700 vessels were checked in the water transport sector, all of which complied with safety standards after corrective actions.

Despite reduced travel volumes, road safety remained a concern. Authorities recorded 684 road accidents during the period, resulting in 91 fatalities, with speeding cited as the leading cause and motorcycles most frequently involved. However, overall accident, injury, and fatality figures declined compared with last year. Rail transport reported six minor incidents with one injury, while no accidents occurred in air or water transport. Additional trains and buses were deployed to support holiday travel, ensuring no passengers were left stranded.

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has announced the introduction of a new international entry and exit fee, set at 25 baht per passenger per journey. The measure will take effect on 1 February 2026.

The fee was approved by the Civil Aviation Board in December 2025 and will be collected from airline operators based on the number of passengers arriving in or departing from Thailand. Passengers will not be required to pay the fee directly at airports, as it is expected to be incorporated into airline charges.

According to CAAT, the new fee is intended to support regulatory oversight, enhance aviation safety standards, and strengthen the long-term sustainability of civil aviation management in Thailand. Clear guidelines have been established to ensure transparent and consistent collection procedures.

The authority emphasized that the initiative aligns with existing legal frameworks and is expected to reinforce international confidence in Thailand’s aviation system while supporting its role as a key regional aviation hub.

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Happy New Year 2026 from 101 Premier
With love from Bangkok

We,101 Premier, would like to express our deepest gratitude for the fact that so many customers visited 101 Premier, and many customers commented that they were "satisfied with our girls and services in 2025". We are looking forward to your visit in 2026 too.

Also, if you are planning to visit us for the first time in the future, please come visit us in 2026. We promise that you will have a wonderful time.

101 Premier would like to make it our New Year's wish that Thailand and those who love Thailand, as well as people around the world, have a wonderful 2026.

I sincerely hope that people around the world will have a wonderful year 2026.

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