AllanA

I think a lot of people who have been looking forward to retirement in Thailand  are now thinking of a B Plan, a different Asian country where their money is their money and not tax if they retire in Thailand. Most people’s earnings are already taxed in their own country and to then have Thailand tax your income again is just not affordable to most so I’m sure a lot of expats will sell up and move to a neighbouring country and live in happiness and the new retiree’s will forget their Thailand retirement plan and pick another country with less headache with tax and visas etc. 

I think Thailands new tax will scare off all retirees from coming altogether. 

I think a lot of the retirees will end up moving to another country now and most likely Cambodia or Vietnam as they won’t be able to afford being taxed in Thailand plus anyone thinking of Thailand as a place to retire now would seriously be thinking of a new destination. All this is definitely going to hurt places like Hua Hin, Pattaya, Chang Mai and outer Phuket where a lot of retirees currently live. 

What’s with all these Russians, everyone must pay their own bills or go back home. Thailand does not need these kind of ‘tourists’ we’ll probably just there to stay out of their war with Ukraine but if they can’t afford to be in Thailand . . send them back home. 

If this is introduced, you’ll find tourist will cancel their Thailand holiday and go to another Asian destination like Cambodia or Vietnam maybe even visit Philippines. 
Tourists won’t spend thousands of dollars to going for a Thailand vacation and forced to wear a mask, what a terrible way to spend your holiday. I’m pretty sure neighbouring Asian countries  will be delighted to take all these tourists. Thailand sure knows how to kill its tourism for the next few months or more.   

At present with all the red tape to get into Thailand the majority of people will choose another destination which is just as good. The chance of being covid positive and sent to some hospital to spend your holiday, what a waste of time and money.
Other Asian countries are opening with less red tape so I pretty sure people will just go to say Vietnam or Philippines and even Cambodia. 

What has a lot of people been thinking . . they want to bring casinos into Thailand and guess where they want it ? 
Pattaya will be the casino hub and it’s aimed at the Chinese market . . why do you think Bangkok and Phuket are open but not Pattaya ? they want it gone and this is probably why 

People who wish to holiday want open hotels, resorts, restaurants, ferries, day trips, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, shows, island hoping, massages, and the list goes on . . at present there is very little open from reports so what are holiday makers suppose to do on their holidays. . plus from reading on here it sounds like a big hassle to get the approvals and quarantine hotels and all the red tape.  

So much negative chat on Thailand’s new era of a great holiday destination . . somehow I think this alcohol ban with all the red tape to actually get into the country will only put tourists off completely. 
it sounds like if a tourist gets caught with a beer for heavens sake he’ll end up in jail on their holiday ????

I think most tourists watching what’s happening on the ground are definitely being put off going there. They need to sort it out before any tourist recovery is destroyed completely.

Most tourists can actually have a drink at a restaurant or a bar in their own country yet can’t if they go on holiday to Thailand. . why go there . . 

It’s very obvious that the previous Thailand nightlife will never return which is ok . . . but for tourism to succeed you need tourists who want to enjoy day activities plus go out at night, have a meal, go to a bar or a club and enjoy your holiday . . if you cannot why would you go. . just about every other country you can do all the above with no restrictions.

Too many rules for most double vaccinated tourists ! 
until they get there act together people will just go to neighbouring countries. . or else ware  

It all sounds great to be ‘open’ but what’s actually open, what can you do ? 
There’s no nightlife, can’t grab a beer at a bar and relax, so what’s happening during the day ? sounds like a lot of obstacles to get in and nothing there is actually open. There’s more open in most countries so why go there with all the restrictions etc . . it’s very confusing. 

Was in Pattaya in the early part of 2019 and it was quite ! Never seen it so quite for what they called ‘peak season ‘ there was definitely no peak yet hotels still charged peak season prices . . thus tourists that are there feel ripped off and thus talk negatively of time spent there. The more negative talking, the less tourist will come. Yes Vietnam is booming, went there and it was packed out, lots of hype and positive vibes and people seem to really be enjoying it. 

Yes I’d say less and less westerners are going to Thailand. I go all the time with my Thai wife and kids and anyone can see that western tourists are not coming anymore. Why you may ask, various reasons, some because there are less westerners traveling these days as a lot of countries are not doing to good themselves but the westerners who are traveling are not coming to Thailand as the word is out that Thailand does not really welcome you like it once did. There seem to be a lot of new rules in Thailand from immigration to police making tourists pee on the street to see if they are on drugs which 99% would not be but the embarrassment on the street would not make you feel good or welcome. 

The political situation does not do Thailand any favors, they need to get a Prime Minister and stick with them, no more coups. I really do hope Thailand gets their act together and treats their tourists well and it can get back to the way it was, so much negative posts online about Thailand these days which is not helping anything. In the mean time countries near by are getting the majority of tourists, look at Vietnam for example. 

I still love Thailand and will still be visiting so they will still get my hard earned $.