Phuket Tourist Information
Tourist Authority of Thailand
The government body in charge of Tourism in Thailand is the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
The Phuket office of the TAT has a web site Phuket Tourist Authority and is located at
Tourism Authority of Thailand,
Southern Office: Region 4 (Phuket - Phang Nga - Krabi)
73 -75 Phuket Road
Ampher Muang
Phuket 83000, Thailand
Tel : 66 76 211036, 212213.
Fax : 66 76 213582
Tourist arrival data
The data presented in the three tables below has been compiled by Phuket Land Ltd. from annual and monthly data produced by the Phuket Office of the Tourist Authority of Thailand. Sampling and collection methods have varied a little from year to year so discretion is advised with the use and interpretation of these figures.
Statistics 2004 - 2005
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Total Visitors to Phuket |
4,793,252 |
2,510,276 |
|
|
|
-Thai |
1,295,653 |
1,188,621 |
|
|
|
-Foreign |
3,497,599 |
1,321,655 |
|
|
|
Average length of stay (days) |
4.86 |
3.56 |
|
|
|
Average daily expenditure |
3,669.17 |
3,277.51 |
|
|
|
-Thai |
2,758.09 |
2,519.73 |
|
|
|
-Foreign |
4,006.68 |
3,827.13 |
|
|
|
Number of Hotels |
579 |
528 |
|
|
|
Number of hotel Rooms |
32,076 |
31,488 |
|
|
|
Average occupancy |
65.47% |
34.60% |
|
|
|
Statistics 1999 - 2003
|
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Total Visitors to Phuket |
3,083,573 |
3,459,573 |
3,789,660 |
3,990,702 |
4,050,077 |
-Thai |
915,000 |
961,093 |
1,077,275 |
1,164,560 |
1,303,291 |
-Foreign |
2,167,802 |
2,498,480 |
2,712,385 |
2,746,786 |
2,826,142 |
Average length of stay (days) |
5.07 |
4.9 |
4.96 |
4.95 |
4.93 |
Average daily expenditure |
3,630 |
3,645 |
3,671 |
3,641.74 |
3,635.63 |
-Thai |
2,540 |
2,750 |
2,742 |
2,704.25 |
2,774.50 |
-Foreign |
3,920 |
3,990 |
4,040 |
4,028.04 |
4,044.22 |
Number of Hotels |
303 |
344 |
510 |
510 |
549 |
Number of hotel Rooms |
20,150 |
19,574 |
26,759 |
26,637 |
31,302 |
Average occupancy |
63.4% |
67.14% |
58.86% |
57.00% |
57.40% |
Statistics 1994 - 1998
|
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Total Visitors to Phuket |
2,119,063 |
2,272,257 |
2,290,735 |
2,401,631 |
2,660,420 |
-Thai |
526,478 |
664,350 |
673,197 |
747,718 |
779,167 |
-Foreign |
1,592,585 |
1,607,907 |
1,617,538 |
1,651,175 |
1,881,253 |
Average length of stay |
4.59 |
4.48 |
4.30 |
4.78 |
4.88 |
Average daily expenditure |
2,855.47 |
2,877.64 |
2,781.37 |
2.864.54 |
3,408.06 |
-Thai |
1,608.88 |
1,828.43 |
1,913.09 |
2.002.36 |
2,335.18 |
-Foreign |
3,268.23 |
3,303.45 |
3,141.32 |
3,258.70 |
3,852.43 |
Number of Hotels |
235 |
264 |
277 |
293 |
293 |
Number of hotel Rooms |
17,426 |
18,454 |
18,590 |
18,959 |
17,592 |
Average occupancy |
53.86% |
61.95% |
54.4% |
54.09% |
58.15% |
Statistics 1989 - 1993
|
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
Total Visitors to Phuket |
971,683 |
1,254,215 |
1,208,594 |
1,633,496 |
2,094,661 |
of which stay in a hotel |
810,014 |
1,064,263 |
1,021,140 |
1,436,287 |
1,784,730 |
-Thai |
437,505 |
499,874 |
618,271 |
417,608 |
780,416 |
-Foreign |
534,178 |
754,341 |
590,323 |
1,215,888 |
1,314,245 |
Average length of stay (days) |
4.97 |
4.99 |
4.32 |
6.14 |
6.75 |
Average daily expenditure |
1,324 |
1,362 |
2,018 |
2,269 |
2,658 |
-Thai |
828 |
1,069 |
1,336 |
1,402 |
1,637 |
-Foreign |
1,731 |
1,556 |
2,732 |
3,104 |
3,265 |
Number of Hotels |
177 |
190 |
237 |
261 |
267 |
Number of hotel Rooms |
9,914 |
12,037 |
14,912 |
17,355 |
18,360 |
Average occupancy |
59.35% |
63.38% |
57.59% |
39.63% |
54.33% |
Statistical tourist information for the whole of
Thailand can be found at the
Tourism Authority of Thailand's excellent web site.