NeoDinosaw

On 8/19/2021 at 7:56 AM, andersonat said:

I understand that there's only a limited amount of space in a news-article/media-announcement, but I'd *really* like to learn/know how (for example) TAT forms/comes up with their predictions for tourist-numbers.  --  Does it come from polling potential Tourists in foreign-countries, does it come from questioning Tourists who are actually in Thailand, does it come from analysing flight/travel-trends from Airlines/Hotel-Booking-Companies ?

 ----   Do the Thai Government or the Research-Organisations ever actually publish the details upon which their calculations/predictions are based ? 

 

how TAT forms/comes up with their predictions for tourist-numbers.

It's very simple really. Get the BTS to Ratchathewi, alight here, go to Asia Hotel exit and enter ist Floor (2nd floor to some people)  and go round the the left. Usually these is a lady sitting there who can tell you everything you need to know about your (and anybody else's ) future.  This is a relatively quick method of getting an accurate prediction. Clearly TAT do not have the time or the staff to interview people. And if they did have some quantitative data, the computer would  screw it up anyway !

On 8/19/2021 at 8:33 PM, RichardColeman said:

Maybe it's just a ploy to get masses to book flights in get some money in and then cancel them all again and not return the flight money

they are so clever !!  Why don't other airlines do that ?

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

I miss the 3 hour journey west to Hua Hin in a cattle truck... refreshments are at each station when old ladies get on trying to sell something unrecognisable from a basket, drinks are usually served in a bucket of ice.

Bone shaker seats that leaves your spine needing manipulation before you can walk any distance. [that's my story] the air-con is open the window, if you can, otherwise try to sit below the rotating ceiling fan.

I love the adventure and at 30 baht who's complaining.

30 Baht  ????  when was that ?

I always had to pay 33 Baht for Nakhon Phathom to Hua Hin and that was back in 2019.  It did take 3 hours usually - so maybe you mean the same trip !

7 hours ago, Keesters said:

My adopted Thai grandson has just reached 5 years old. He appears to be quite bright and very interested in sea animals, shipwrecks, and botany. Only one language at the moment, Thai, but he uses many English nouns rather than the Thai equivalent. E. G. crab, lobster, jellyfish, cactus. 

He'll be starting school as soon as its possible. My hope is that they'll not dumb him down. 

sadly, despite his enquiring mind, he will be forced to conform when he gets to school.

23 hours ago, internationalism said:

yes, students have 3 demands, later expanded to 10 demands. Well known for a year now. Were translated to english.

Here an article from american scholar residing in khoen kaen

https://www.newmandala.org/the-ten-demands-that-shook-thailand/

Is there a bullet point listing of the 10 demands ?     Looks very hidden in the link provided ????

11 hours ago, kwak250 said:

I'm sure they will get something probably some hand gel or a pack of face masks but thats about it.

I did see 1 person say they have an appointment on the 12th so its good to know at least one person has managed to get a vaccine. 

has he actually had it ?

2 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

OOh but he was not part of a coup was he. Remember he was democratically elected (I know not by the HiSo hand clapping yellow shirts). Very silly to compare!

I fort he waz a curnel ?

6 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Thailand probes death of Swiss tourist near Phuket waterfall

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is investigating the death of a 57-year-old Swiss tourist after her body was found near a waterfall on the resort island of Phuket, with signs she had died of unnatural causes, officials said on Friday.

 

The woman was visiting under the "Phuket Sandbox" scheme, a pilot project to allow in vaccinated foreign tourists to help revive a sector decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Phuket governor Narong Woonciew said, adding that she had arrived on the island on July 13.

 

The woman appeared to have been dead for three days before her body was found, partially unclothed, said Kitirath Phanpetch, commander of Region 8 police that oversees Phuket, in an interview on MCOT television.

 

Although police have not yet determined the cause of death, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat expressed condolences to the Swiss Embassy in Bangkok in a statement that described the case as a "murder".

 

Thailand's Phuket tourism scheme, in which vaccinated visitors can skip COVID-19 quarantine but have to remain on the island for 14 days, has faced a difficult start particularly as the rest of Thailand faces a surge in coronavirus infections.

 

The scheme attracted about 15,000 visitors in July, its first month, just 1% of pre-pandemic arrivals

"After finishing the terms of the sandbox, she travelled to (the nearby island of) Krabi and returned," Kitirath said.

 

She stayed at a hotel in Phuket that was about two km (1.24 miles) from a waterfall where she was later found.

The body was found with swelling and bruises, Kitirath said, adding that results of an autopsy would be ready later on Friday.

 

"There was a black cloth covering the body, which suggests somebody placed it there and that the cause of death was unnatural," he said.

 

Kitirath said police were investigating people with criminal records and also migrant workers for possible involvement in the death.

 

(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Ed Davies and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-08-06

 

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"police were investigating people with criminal records and also migrant workers"

they have narrowed down the prospective suspect(s) already !!!

10 hours ago, nkg said:

I've met many women who came to Phuket by themselves. Some of them were on holiday, many of them found jobs, partners, and ended up becoming part of the community - both farang and local.

 

The amount of foreigners murdered in Phuket is tiny - to have it happen to a lone woman who could have been one of my friends is sickening.

it is sickening even if it was not one of your friends

7 hours ago, 10baht said:

Sorry fellows, I would have like to see : Thai govt says no need to panic  baht is not going lower. 

Maybe the Thai Gov got this wrong !!

On 7/31/2021 at 11:52 AM, josephbloggs said:

Who's rich?  The hotel receptionists, cleaners, cooks, waitresses, gardeners, drivers, the food sellers, the fruit sellers, beach chair vendors and all the other people that are supported by the tourism industry who have had virtually no income for a year?   Moronic and insensitive comment.

The rich are the people who own the hotel etc., not the plebs - the workers are not important !

On 7/31/2021 at 3:58 AM, kotsak said:

Not really, somebody just dropped the abacus on the floor..

the abacus gave more reliable results

9 hours ago, bolt said:

I arrived from overseas on July 4th, I had completed all requirements.

my wife flew in from BKK domestic she only had to produce a 7 day negative test, she also didn’t have to do any tests whilst on the island, where as I had to make test day 1-6-12.

the domestic traveler has done this, not the international arrivals.

you mean your wife ?

59 minutes ago, khunPer said:

Do you think Thais notice the difference between foreigners being a French French, and a pale French with North African roots..?

Some white ones have black feet  (pied noir )  to confuse the issue

8 hours ago, pmarlin said:

An ex US Army Captain name Al stole 50,000 baht from me so maybe I should go immigration police.

sound like you need  Interpol

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

You mean the current DPRT where free speech is punished, truth is punished and lies are accepted as truths and people are forced to believe them, yep Amazing Thailand.  My heart goes out to all of my friends here in Thailand and their families who are suffering at the hands of this Junta lead Government.

Not  good idea to suggest that Thailand is a Republic !!!

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Power pole 1-0 pick-up.

In the UK it's usually trees that jump in front of cars,  but in Thailand the trees are more sensible

5 hours ago, IamNoone88 said:

We are all suffering and have received no help for our businesses. Not a single Sitang. 

What's a Burmese river got to do with it ?

2 hours ago, simon43 said:

Well, you only need a few Lao soldiers to inflict heavy casualties on the Thai army...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai–Laotian_Border_War

 

 

The Lao were helped by Vietnamese who are famed for winning wars .......

5 hours ago, chang1 said:

These stats are either fake, misleading or very worrying. They go against what we are being told in the UK. 

Twice as many fully vaccinated dying compared to single dose. Can you provide the source please?

it looks like ITV News from the UK   (Indepenant TeleVision)

6 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

The girl in the purple pants looks good but she is a bit of a star fish. 

Do you mean that she is an asteroid (sea star)  or she works at the Starfish bar near the Hilton ?

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

It is the business model.  Those with money make money while those without get even poorer as inflation ramps up prices.

It's called capitalism.  Only filthy socialist pigs want a fair and equitable system !

16 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

 

So absolutely nobody then, even the beggars have them. Looks like the expected disappointment then, a bare handful of actual tourists, just the desperate and daft.

I don't have a smart phone ????

11 hours ago, colinneil said:

During the opening ceremony Prayut will probably start singing....I am just a lonely guy, lonely and blue, the Paul Anka song.????????????????

Because he is going to be very lonely standing there will just the handful of his minions around him.

There's going to be a whole phalanx of minions around - but maybe not too many tourists