August 30, the Phuket International Airport Immigration Service released its current international arrivals statistics. Most tourists from May 1 to August 30, 2022 arrived in Phuket from India — 104,350 people. The remaining 300 000 foreigners who entered the island during these months were distributed as follows:
Australia — 44 313;
Singapore — 39 257;
Great Britain — 27 683;
Malaysia — 22 920;
Germany — 16 100;
US — 14 150;
Russia — 13 016.
The Thai authorities announced that they are extending the validity of the visa on arrival to 45 days from the current 30 days. The program will begin on October 1 and will run until March 31, 2023.