BANGKOK — The number of foreign tourists who visited Thailand in 2014 is down 6.6 percent from the previous year, a Thai government official confirmed.

“24.7 million tourists visited Thailand in the year 2014, which is a 6.6 percent decrease compared with 2013,” said Kobkarn Wattanavarangkul, Minister of Tourism and Sports. “They generated 1.13 trillion baht in revenue, 5.8 percent less than [the previous year].”

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