The 10th position in arrivals was taken over by Mexico last year with a record 29.1 million people. In terms of international receipts, Thailand's 2013 ranking of seventh was assumed by Britain in 2014 with $45.3 billion.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand said the political stand-off in the early part of last year coupled with the May 22 coup and the sluggish economies of Thailand's main tourism markets such as Russia,japan and Erope caused tourists to delay their trip here.