ScandAsia reported today that last year, 167,118 Danes spent their holiday in the Land of Smiles – almost twice as many as 10 years ago. In comparison, 129,174 Danes travelled to Gran Canaria and 84,058 to Tenerife.
The big attraction in Thailand is still Phuket, the website reported.
"The hotels have more than 42,000 rooms and another 4,000 are planned within the next three years. Even though Phuket is a favourite for the Danes, more and more Danes find their way to more quiet places like Khao Lak in the mainland,” Torben Andersen from Spies travels was quoted as saying.
The data below shows the increase in Danish travellers to Thailand.
2002: 84,618
2004: 87,611
2006: 124,150
2008: 151,903
2010: 150,300
2011: 159,620
2012: 167,118
The neighbouring countries of Denmark also send thousands and thousands to Thailand every year, ScandAsia said. Around 359,000 Swedish tourists travelled to Thailand in 2012 making it Thailand's fifth largest visitor market.