Phuket boat tragedy ‘unlikely to hamper tourism’

[DavCurtis]

Ain't nothing slowing down dem Chinese from having fun. 

 

[balo]

The Chinese are crazy about Thailand , now that everyone can afford to travel out of China on the cheap package tours , expect more queues everywhere.

 

And no respect for safety , money comes first. 

 

[Redline]

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

A spot-on comment. The tragic drownings of a boatload of tourists is merely an inconvenient fact with the Tourism Ministry and TAT.

The current population of China is 1,415,140,963 as of Sunday, July 8, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates.

So, still plenty in reserve then.

Especially when the other 85 percent get passports!

[cardinalblue]

The culture completely lacks a safety mindset in any routine operation...

 

you  can blame the authorities (and schools) but I have observed the people are as non compliant as anywhere else in the world....

 

currently, cause-effect judt does not exist in their consciousness...

 

the biggest problem they face is where and how to begin....I just don't see it happening...

 

yet, I forget to take off my sandals at my outdoor public pool, the guy goes ape-shit...

[Thian]

9 minutes ago, balo said:

The Chinese are crazy about Thailand , now that everyone can afford to travel out of China on the cheap package tours , expect more queues everywhere.

 

And no respect for safety , money comes first. 

 

This boatdrama is world news for last days, and so is the cave full of foreign rescueworkers.

 

I don't think many Europeans will come for a boattrip this year, but the chinese don't seem to care.

 

So the Chinese tourists can have the boats, and their crappy lifevests which even don't work

[yellowboat]

42 minutes ago, seajae said:

shows how little the thais think of tourists, TAT probably thinks they are only chinese, lot more where they came  from. Again we see money is more important than peoples lives, nothing unusual here

They think of them in quantity and quality like any other inanimate object.  It is just a number to them.  Upper class Thais are barbarians who drive expensive cars and wear expansive cloths, nothing more.

 

The article is inappropriate.  That is why I am happy I do not live there anymore.  Other countries offer more than Thailand. 

[Lupatria]

Relax all y'all. Why being concerned about a couple of drowned tourist? It's a matter of fate not responsibility! Even this couldn't hurt Thai tourism:

 

      

[suzannegoh]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

Yes,

 

that is what matters,

 

that is the thing to be concerned about,

 

that is what everyone should be thinking about after such an appalling tragedy...

 

the great god...

 

tourist numbers. 

Considering that there were people sunbathing in Phuket the day after the tsunami, they are probably correct.

[klauskunkel]

The resilience of Thai tourism is peerless. 

The greed of tour boat operators is also peerless.

Stop testing the premise.

[B T Justice]

 

This is the mentality we should all have before doing ANYTHING in Thailand and elsewhere 

Edited July 9, 2018 by B T Justice

[sammieuk1]

The tourists have learned the harsh lessons of boat safety and need to stick to the roads in future for a more uniform dispatching. 

[kevc]

You know we were thinking of going to Koh Lanta with my 4 year old daughter but I thought no way I would take her on one of those boats now I know I was right and nothing will ever change, 100 tourists at probably 1,000 baht a pop ....greed.

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[Juan B Tong]

In future to prevent further losses, Chinese tourists will be required to put a refundable deposit down upon receiving a Thai approved life preserver.

 

 

[CanuckThai]

49 minutes ago, balo said:

The Chinese are crazy about Thailand , now that everyone can afford to travel out of China on the cheap package tours , expect more queues everywhere.

 

The real issue, and it will become even more acute, is local businesses adapting to Chinese lower safety expectations, and the everyday Chinese person's ingrained kowtowing to authorities. 

 

They'll fight to the death over a nickle, period.  Thai's (or Chinese in Thailand) will find ways to cut corners, cheat and profit.  Thing's won't (can't) get safer or better, with 10+ million (and growing) cheap charlie communists en route.

 

Wealthy well connected Chinese aren't taking cheapo tours with the serfs...

Edited July 9, 2018 by CanuckThai

[Juan B Tong]

53 minutes ago, kotsak said:

 

I prefer the The Flying Lizards' cover ?

I prefer Pink Floyd's cover

 

[Krataiboy]

2 hours ago, transam said:

Folk should stay away from boats, however yummy they look..Jet skies, para thingies too...But wait, what is left............?

bungy jumps

[bbbbooboo]

hmmmm...... yes of course,tourists will be lining up to be drowned in Thailand

[Somchai Logic]

2 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

The Thainess is strong in this one.

The government must also rebuild confidence among tourists, demonstrating that lessons were learned from this tragedy and steps taken to prevent a recurrence, he suggested.

 

Next Level "Thainess" suggesting that ANYTHING will EVER be learned 

[Oziex1]

And if it did affect numbers going to Phuket, no problem the rescue cave will be a winner and the kids aren't even out of that yet.

 

I really would like to see these greedy Hisos's go without income for one day, I think the result would be like in the movies when a Vampire is killed you know they shriek, squeal and squirm as their bodies convulse and then break down into dust.

 

Well that's a little abstract I admit, the reality would be more like getting the RTP to arrest someone, probably a foreigner. 

[InfinityandBeyond]

Boat tragedy ‘unlikely to hamper tourism’

 

Stay classy, Thailand!

[happy chappie]

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

"I got their wallets. Should we throw them back?"

 

 

 Now I know your talking bs,Chinese leave their wallets at home when they come to visit thailand.???

[MaxLee]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Boat tragedy ‘unlikely to hamper tourism’

 

Okay, I get it,.... put some sacrificial Boat Tour operators under temporary suspensions, accept a Wai, a little tea money under the table, case closed and forgotten after 2-3 months, business as usual.......

[anon4637435435]

pity it didnt have the coverage of the cave incident. would be a different story.. or maybe not...

needs more thridworldy anorexic faces to be news i guess....

[Tradewind777]

Corpses still warm and they are worrying themselves about tourist numbers. What next in this mad money fixated country?

Oh maybe need to say that shark numbers will be up but since they are well fed now,  please reassure tourists that they are unlikely to be eaten by them.

[Amabideous]

Why is the pathetic Thaivisa quoting a middle manager at the fourth largest bank about a boat tragedy. The man clearly has no clue about tourism or the impact of his callous comments. People are greaving and this does not help. His comments will surely dampen tourism as people become sick of the Thai lack of care. Officials in Chiang Rai are rubbing their hands at increased cave tourism on the same day the navy seal died...

[Nip]

It took me far longer than it should to realise that in their eyes we are lesser beings. The unworthy that must be tolerated in order to feed their pittilless, greed, racism and ingratitude. A tragedy is unexpected this was always going to happen. It's mind over matter. They don't mind we don't matter. They have not learnt that they drove away the Europeans and are now left with the ones they despise most. Loose now the Chinese and it's going to get a lot lot worse. 

[hgma]

Our co-member Happy Chappy said it all

Enough said!

[rosst]

The chief economist may have prefaced his comments with messages of Condolences and calls for punishment of those responsible and concrete plans for vessel survey standards and training standards for operators, but I doubt it. Numpty 

[IamNoone88]

Such audacious comments but he is right and that is why nothing will ever be fixed and there is little will to improve safety standards. The carnage, be it in overloaded boats or amphetamine fueled van drivers, is simply an "acceptable loss" as long as the numbers continue to roll.

[bkkgriz]

Phew, thank Buddha for that. For a minute there I thought the Thai authorities were actually going to do some self-reflection and clean up the mess that is maritime travel. I mean really, there are over 1.6 billion Chinese. Thailand couldn't possibly kill them all, could they?