Thailand to see rise in tourists as fallout continues in the US-China trade spat

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Thailand to see rise in tourists as fallout continues in the US-China trade spat

By The Thaiger

 

 

Thailand may end up being a beneficiary in the ongoing US-China trade spat as mainland Chinese tourists will decide to travel closer to home or could even find it difficult to gain entry into the US.

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is monitoring the situation to see if Beijing blocks Chinese tourists from making trips to the US. The restriction could even come from the US side as the trade wars escalate.

 

It is expected that TAT offices in Kunming, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu and Beijing will actively promote Thai tourism whilst Beijing and Washington keep rolling out new sanctions.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/tourism/thailand-to-see-rise-in-tourists-as-fallout-continues-in-the-us-china-trade-spat

 

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-05-22

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[keith101]

LOL

[Sticky Wicket]

Sweet Jesus of Nazareth, talk about desperation!

[RotMahKid]

They can't go the the USA, so they go to.... Thailand yes sure!

Please put this in Fake news section!

[quandow]

The mail came late today. YAY!!! That means more tourists will come to Thailand!!!

[unamazedloso]

What a load of BS. Heres some news though. I have a huawei phone. Best phone ive owned. About to go buy a samsung! I aint using no dam chinese OS in the future!!

[ChrisY1]

WW3 could start, but Thailand would still see an increase in tourists numbers......

[ramr]

Purest optimistic conjecture.  Sure, it could happen, but flip a coin given what little we know at this point.

[CharlieH]

reported derogatory remark removed.

[overherebc]

27 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

WW3 could start, but Thailand would still see an increase in tourists numbers......

Even an outbreak of ebola would do that.

[jaltsc]

"Thailand may end up being a beneficiary in the ongoing US-China trade spat as mainland Chinese tourists will decide to travel closer to home..."

 

One might conclude that if a Chinese tourist is desiring to go to the U.S. and has a change of plans, Europe or Australia/New Zealand would be a more logical alternative. That's if logic ever makes it into any of their equations.

 

In this case, I am sure many here are hoping that would be their first choice. 

 

 

 

 

[xylophone]

1 minute ago, jaltsc said:

Thailand may end up being a beneficiary in the ongoing US-China trade spat as mainland Chinese tourists will decide to travel closer to home

I need that like a moose needs a hat rack.

[brucegoniners]

More mainland Chinese tourists in Thailand. Joy of joys...

[Juan B Tong]

Should make them buy outpatient insurance!

[Boon Mee]

53 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

More mainland Chinese tourists in Thailand. Joy of joys...

Otherwise known as ChiComs to distinguish between the Taiwanese. 

[DrTuner]

And the Spin of the day award goes to..

[RotBenz8888]

To get that US feeling, Chinese are offered a discount at Nasa-Vegas hotel in Bangkok. 

[Jimbo2014]

I remember back in the day when Thailand had 5 star tourist aspirations.  Ahhh whatever happened?

[peter14]

The big lie..... everything falling a part right now  . Its abvious..... Thailand overrated..

[Gecko123]

The expression 'running on fumes' comes to mind.

[toenail]

The Chinese only go to USA to have babies ( the new borns automatically become USA citizens) or the students attend elite American Universities...and Los Vegas to gamble. 

The cheap, loud, Chinese without manners can visit Thailand; meanwhile pollute & litter the environment. 

[JAG]

4 hours ago, overherebc said:

Even an outbreak of ebola would do that.

Well, they did find a cure for it (Ebola) didn't they?

[manhood]

Just another idiotic story and wishful thinking of Thailand....

That's what we can read more or less daily. I think the stories are all premade !!!

[dcsw53]

It has nothing to do with any trade war, people flock here because of our beautifully kept beaches and sea.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, ramr said:

Purest optimistic conjecture.  Sure, it could happen, but flip a coin given what little we know at this point.

By optimistic conjecture you mean>

[Redline]

WOW ummmm, not the same market you lost souls

[Srikcir]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

mainland Chinese tourists will decide to travel closer to home

There's nothing closer to home than home!

• China's rapid growth in domestic tourism continued in 2018 when the country recorded a total of 5.54 billion domestic tourist trips, up 10.76 percent year-on-year
• Domestic traveling brought a total of 5.13 trillion yuan (764 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue to the tourism sector last year, registering a 12.3 percent increase compared with 2017 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/30/c_137787597.htm
• Urban residents accounted for almost 2 billion visits, an increase of 13.7 percent compared with the same period last year, while residents from the countryside paid about 800 million visits, up 6.3 percent http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201808/24/WS5b7f6198a310add14f3878a1.html

No cultural, religious or language issues. Zero "dollar" tour trip is legal.

[Oziex1]

So tomorrows headline is "Trade war to see less Chinese in Thailand" 

[wisperone]

One can only hope they stop coming to the USA.

[aqua4]

13 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

WW3 could start, but Thailand would still see an increase in tourists numbers......

Sure like during the Vietnam war.