International visitor arrivals to Thailand totalled more then 17 million in the first 11 months of 2011, 21.2% more than the same period last year.

Despite the recent floods, arrivals from all major global regions demonstrated double-digit growth in the January to November period, led by visitation from Northeast Asia, which climbed 34.3% to 4.3 million arrivals.

ASEAN arrivals increased 22.1% to 4.9 million, while those from Europe climbed 13.6% to 4.4 million. South Asian arrivals rose 19.8% to 1.1 million, those from the Americas increased 12.9% to 850,000, and Oceania arrivals climbed 7.7% to 830,000.

The number of visitors from the Middle East rose 7.7% to 600,000, and arrivals from Africa increased 11.8% to 120,000. Thailand expects to welcome up to 18.6 million international visitor arrivals in 2011 - 17.7% more than 2010's full-year total of 15.8 million.

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