Special welcomes for Chinese tourists at Krabi Airport

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Special welcomes for Chinese tourists at Krabi Airport

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Krabi Immigration Office at Krabi Airport has provided special warm welcomes for Krabi Chinese tourists including more exclusive Visa checkpoint lanes.

 

Krabi Immigration Office Chief Col Suparueak Pankomon led the warm welcome for 138 Chinese tourists who were arriving with a charter flight on Uron Airlines from China. It’s all part of the recent ‘charm offensive’ to encourage Chinese tourists to visit Thailand and restore their confidence in the region’s safety following last month’s marine incident when 47 Chinese tourists drowned.

 

Col Suparueak says, “the number of Chinese tourists visiting Krabi has decreased since the boat disaster in Phuket. We have added two more visa lanes for Chinese tourists. So now we have four visa checkpoint lanes for Chinese tourists at the airport. Each Chinese tour group is now only taking 30 minutes to process.”

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/krabi/special-welcomes-for-chinese-tourists-at-krabi-airport

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-8-8

[lovelomsak]

Thailand never ceases to amaze me. They have had immigration line up problems for the last few years and said they were doing what they could to fix it. Now Chinese numbers are down they can just like magic  open 4 check in lanes for the chinese. That is magic huh.

[lemonjelly]

I don’t think the Chinese are as gullible as the Thai authorities naive.


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[mok199]

optics or noise ,thailands solution for everything...

[BuckleUp]

Ethnic profiling and segregation at its finest.

[bluesofa]

" “We have been asking Chinese tourists at the airport and they say that they known about the boat disaster in Phuket. They understand that it was an accident and natural disaster. They are not afraid because most Chinese tourists love Thailand, the sea and Thai food. Many of them return to Thailand every year.”

(The Thaiger disputes Chief Col Suparueak Pankomon’s assertion that “it was an accident and natural disaster”. The boat disaster was 100% preventable and not a natural disaster.)"

(Quoted via the link above)

 

Can anyone feel a defamation suit coming on here, seeing the italic text above? I suppose it's unlikely, as it would involve a lengthy court case, something the government wouldn't want publicising. Unless of course it became lese majeste, then we'd hear no more.

 

[NCC1701A]

"Welcome to Krabi Chinese tourists. We promise not to drown you. But you are on your own on the roads and highways. Here are some flowers. Ka."

[NCC1701A]

"Welcome to Krabi Chinese tourists. After VIP lane we take you to special new boat we make for you."

[a977]

And if Mr. Big P of the watch fame had of kept his even bigger mouth shut it would have been just an accident, but typical so called politician has to mouth off about something he know nothing about.

[Lucky mike]

Sweet and sour ?

[Redline]

18 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

I don’t think the Chinese are as gullible as the Thai authorities naive.


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They are not, and few people are

[Redline]

It seems other tourists will be offended?  There are plenty of other amazing destinations in Asia that are probably safer 

[DipStick]

This is only part of the story, The South China Morning Post reports in today’s edition that five airports in Thailand have opened immigration lanes for Chinese passport holders only, each manned by Mandarin speaking staff, they also report that Chinese can now obtain multi entry visas and visas on arrival will be free.

This could have a positive spin off for non Chinese as the immigration queues will likely be less crowded

[robsamui]

4 hours ago, DipStick said:

This is only part of the story, The South China Morning Post reports in today’s edition that five airports in Thailand have opened immigration lanes for Chinese passport holders only, each manned by Mandarin speaking staff, they also report that Chinese can now obtain multi entry visas and visas on arrival will be free.

This could have a positive spin off for non Chinese as the immigration queues will likely be less crowded

ERM . . . sorry but, dipstick, - if the four staff usually employed on the eight immigration lanes are now dealing solely with the Chinese, then everyone else will be in a one-mile line in front of the one irritated extra who was dragged in at short notice to handle everybody else.

[the guest]

it's all about bowing to their new (pay)masters !

[Netease]

On 8/8/2018 at 7:44 PM, bluesofa said:

They understand that it was an accident and natural disaster.

If so, why were the boat owners and crew arrested 

[LazySlipper]

On 8/9/2018 at 6:51 PM, the guest said:

it's all about bowing to their new (pay)masters !

Yes bending over forward... kinda like dropping the soap in the showers in a prison... (555)

[sammieuk1]

Judging by the welcoming looks on some of those immigration officers faces the last rites on arrival and in out stamp for speedy repatriation looks in order?

[beachump]

On 8/9/2018 at 6:51 AM, the guest said:

it's all about bowing to their new (pay)masters !

SAD but true.

[AdamTheFarang]

Time would be better spent on implementing safety on roads, boats and beaches. Thailand has one of the highest death rates on the road. Arrive in Thailand, ride on some of the mostly deadly roads on the planet, get to a boat which are often over crowded and lack any in many cases lack any civilised safety protocol and then swim on beaches that often lack lifeguards. Tourists bring in billions of Baht and Thailand gives them what? Crikey there are not even showers on most beaches, or changing rooms, or toilets. On Kata beach their are toilets which you have to pay for and toilet paper is rationed. Is Thailand a money grabbing country that gives little back and shows little respect behind the hallow smiles of I want you money now!