Ni Hao!: "New high" as Chinese "comeback" adds to record airport figures of "safe Thailand"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported an upbeat story quoting the chief at Suvanabhumi airport as saying that the Chinese were flooding back into Thailand helping to break new records at Bangkok's principal airport. 

 

He said that Thailand had clearly addressed the concerns of the Chinese about safety in Thailand.

 

For the first time ever more than 200,000 people have passed through the airport each and every day this year. 

 

The average since December 20th was 215,000 per day. 

 

This compared to 180,000 for the same period last year, revealed airport chief Sutheerawat Suwannawat.

 

Daily News joyously bandied about the English terms of "New High" and "Comeback" transliterated into the Thai language. 

 

Sutheerawat said that Thailand had been successful in addressing Chinese fears that Thailand was safe.

 

Though he conceded that better exchange rates for the Yuan were also fueling the good news.

 

He gave evidence that 10,000 more Chinese were coming each day compared to December. 

 

Work will begin on on Thursday adding 23 new immigration booths to the airport. 

 

Some 2.63 million passengers are expected visit Thailand at Chinese New Year which begins next week. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-01-28

 

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Chinese New Year which begins next week. 

Got a few new sets of earplugs.

Edited January 28, 20197 yr by RotBenz8888

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Some 2.63 million passengers are expected visit Thailand at Chinese New Year which begins next week. 

Stock up on books, beer, snacks etc and stay indoors until they leave.

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

Sutheerawat said that Thailand had been successful in addressing Chinese fears that Thailand was safe.

Not sure how to understand this.

 

The Chinese expressed fears that Thailand might be safe, and Thailand has successfully addressed those concerns by proving it was unsafe?

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said that Thailand had clearly addressed the concerns of the Chinese about safety in Thailand.

Well of course. If you say it, so it must be. 

They will feel right at home with the record levels of pollution across the country at this time ????

Think you get free splash guards, at the all you can eat buffets in 

pattaya now days.

As long as you don't mind the gob all over the floors.

that may be correct, for people,  since Chinese new year is coming Feb 5, but that does not show the increase on income, Chinese average stay per city is 2 nights, what can they see in 2 nights and how much can they spend in the local business other than 7-11.... pocket change

7 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

that may be correct, for people,  since Chinese new year is coming Feb 5, but that does not show the increase on income, Chinese average stay per city is 2 nights, what can they see in 2 nights and how much can they spend in the local business other than 7-11.... pocket change

Never mind the quality, feel the width.

????

The new safe Thailand will entirely depend on the horizontal departures over the coming weeks????

Yes and the smokey diesel tour buses are screaming down beach rd stinking up the air...knee hi

1 hour ago, webfact said:

"safe Thailand"

Time for Google Earth to update I couldn't find it on any map.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Though he conceded that better exchange rates for the Yuan were also fueling the good news.

Glad he is not my bank manager.
Thai logic that CNY 1 in June 2018 bought THB 5.00 , now it buys THB 4.65. In most countries that would be a worse rate, but far be it from me to make unhelpful statements.
Gambay ( Cheers ) doubles all round !!

safe..?.....hmmm..... Must be a different thailand then i guess.

And this "New High" where can i score some?

The 4-day junket. Brings little to Thailand other than clogging the airport. 

3 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Stock up on books, beer, snacks etc and stay indoors until they leave.

Why? I see hordes of Chinese tourists near where I live in Bangkok, and haven't seen any problems with any of them. Aside from the hundreds of tour buses that clog the roads, I don't have any problem with the Chinese "invasion." Then again, I don't stay in hotels where they stay, don't eat at restaurants where they eat, rarely visit tourist sites anymore and avoid malls as much as possible.

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No comment. The juxtaposition of these two ThaiVisa news items speaks for itself.

Edited January 28, 20197 yr by Krataiboy

 I/2  of them are  mainland Chinese  0  dollar tours.      

18 hours ago, gjoo888 said:

Why? I see hordes of Chinese tourists near where I live in Bangkok, and haven't seen any problems with any of them. Aside from the hundreds of tour buses that clog the roads, I don't have any problem with the Chinese "invasion." Then again, I don't stay in hotels where they stay, don't eat at restaurants where they eat, rarely visit tourist sites anymore and avoid malls as much as possible.

so in other words you don't go out and about,  because if (for any reason) you do,  there's no way you will not be affected by their presence, they are out there on the streets thus directly or indirectly affecting

I don't believe a word of it. Not one word. I suspect the 'celebrations' for the return of the Chinese tourists is both premature and wishful thinking. There are just too many reasons why the Chinese will look further afield. Except the non-wealthy Chinese, they might still come, in which case the Thai obsession with 'quality tourism' will mean disappointment.

 

 

Edited January 29, 20197 yr by HalfLight

Just now, HalfLight said:

Don't believe a word of it. Not one word.

 

 

that's your right but it doesn't mean that's not true... people living here are affected directly or indirectly (positively or negatively) by all the tourists coming here, that's a fact and it doesn't mean that's bad or that's good it's just a FACT

33 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

so in other words you don't go out and about,  because if (for any reason) you do,  there's no way you will not be affected by their presence, they are out there on the streets thus directly or indirectly affecting

I could have sworn you were on my ignore list, how'd that happen?

 

Still, easy fix.

Edited January 29, 20197 yr by HalfLight

1 minute ago, HalfLight said:

I could have sworn you were on my ignore list, how'd that happenm? Still, easy fix.

some, mostly the small minds,  have a (very) difficult time accepting other people opinion's and their negativity doesn't allow them to live a health life, they have a miserable life