Thailand received over 23.45 million inbound visitors from Jan 1 to Oct 3, down 3.88 percent from the same period a year earlier, preliminary data from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports showed on Tuesday.

Receipts from foreign visitors fell 2.26 percent to 1.14 trillion baht ($33.91 billion), marking a smaller decline than the drop in arrivals.

China was the largest source market, followed by Malaysia, India, Russia, and South Korea.

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Domestic tourism picked up over the same period, with Thais making 153.96 million trips, rising 2.42 percent from a year earlier. Domestic tourism receipts grew 3.19 percent to 902.95 billion baht ($26.86 billion).

It added that flooding in Bangkok had not directly affected tourism, apart from a minor impact from some flight cancellations. The ministry expects arrivals to slow to normal levels this week as holidays end in several markets.