Asia's Beaches Go Quiet as Chinese Tourists Stay Home

By Randy Thanthong-Knight , Harry Suhartono , and Xuan Quynh Nguyen

 

-- The Chinese travel boom in the region is now in reverse gear

-- Hotel and tourism investments face prospect of overcapacity

 

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From quiet beaches in Bali to empty rooms in Hanoi’s hotels, pangs from China’s economic malaise and weakening yuan are being felt across Southeast Asia’s vacation belt.

 

A boom in Chinese outbound travel in recent years that stoked tourism across Southeast Asia is now in reverse gear. The abrupt decline of Chinese travelers is becoming a painful lesson for nations such as Thailand and Indonesia that had become overly dependent on Asia’s top economy.

 

“The slump in Chinese arrivals and tourism spending is being felt throughout the region,” said Kampon Adireksombat, Bangkok-based head of economic and financial market research at Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. “There’s always a concentration risk when relying on one market, and many countries may not be able to find a replacement for growth fast enough.”

 

Full story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-05/bali-beaches-bangkok-temples-go-quiet-as-chinese-stay-at-home

 

-- Bloomberg 2019-09-06

 

Excellent news   ????

Now if they could do something about the Rooskies...although at the only beer bar area in Koh Chang, I was a hero because I wasnt an Ivan...

 

Well I was but you know.....

My flight to Taipei from BKK (thai air) and return flight from Hong Kong to BKK last week (Cathay Pacific) (part of an american trip) were very very empty.

Don't worry everyone: the Indians are coming!

I'm still here. I got the whole place to myself.

Edited September 6, 20196 yr by NCC1701A

I might even put walking st back on the agenda

Edited September 6, 20196 yr by madmen

Som Nom Na

Asia beaches empty? How can they say that!   Not in Thailand if we have to believe TAT

Something about an older Chinese woman in pantyhose under a bathing suit with a cheap perm that drives men wild...

Edited September 6, 20196 yr by mok199

21 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Don't worry everyone: the Indians are coming!

Tonto, Tonto, we're in trouble, we're surrounded by Indians!!

Speak for yourself Kemo Sabie.

30 minutes ago, madmen said:

I might even put walking st back on the agenda

I hear they're opening up an Indian-themed club there. Yay.

26 minutes ago, mok199 said:

Something about an older Chinese woman in pantyhose under a bathing suit with a cheap perm that drives men wild...

A sort of exotic eastern version of Nora Baty, complete with wrinkled stockings.

Edited September 6, 20196 yr by overherebc

Come back Western Tourists .....all is forgiven.

 

We are implementing TM30 for your safety and enjoyment.

Who is going to eat all the shrimps now ...

regards worgeordie

There has been a lot less "cleanup on asile 6"...since the number of Chinese has decreased...????

Finally some space on the beach

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A boom in Chinese outbound travel in recent years that stoked tourism across Southeast Asia is now in reverse gear.

 

Trying to dig yourself out of your own rut eh, Thailand? Stop laying your woes at the feet of a slowing Chinese economy. The weakening yuan may have some effect on tourism but, by and large, you guys did a thoroughly fantastic job at scuttling your own tourism industry. If I am not wrong, it is not just the Chinese who are giving you guys a wide berth. And that has to do with more than a just a weakening Chinese economy.

 

Edited September 6, 20196 yr by outsider

37 minutes ago, quandow said:

I hear they're opening up an Indian-themed club there. Yay.

I think you are a bit late with that news, as there is one at least a decade already

Turn the screws a little harder on the foreigners and see what they will end up with. Even the Chinese are feeling the love there. 

Can confirm they have all left the beaches and were in Hang Dong Makro on Tuesday and Kad Farang Wednesday unfortunately ???? 

1 hour ago, madmitch said:

Don't worry everyone: the Indians are coming!

Well Thailand has plenty of cowboys although hard to get one over on the Indians.

Many Chinese have now enough money to go to the countries in Europe or other interesting locations in the world. Something like the Walking Street in Pattaya can't compete with such locations... And a beach is not good for sightseeing too. 

4 hours ago, madmitch said:

Don't worry everyone: the Indians are coming!

They weren,t "coming", they were urinating en masse in the centreline of Soi 4 when I last saw them ????

Sanity at last.

The steady and long long term Caucasian pound dollar n euro will be welcomed ... the history of tourism will find its balance and once again caucasians will be the backbone of Thai tourism.

its gunna take a long time past my death to see that change beyond temporary fads n trends.

7 hours ago, RotMahKid said:

Asia beaches empty? How can they say that!   Not in Thailand if we have to believe TAT

The TAT will probably proclaim that 'the Chinese tourists, after having been to the beach, can all be found now at the temples'...

8 hours ago, webfact said:

From quiet beaches in Bali to empty rooms in Hanoi’s hotels, pangs from China’s economic malaise and weakening yuan are being felt across Southeast Asia’s vacation belt.

So it's not only Thailand...????

The Chinese heard about the TM 30 and got the hell out of Dodge...

Bloomberg? And you lot think TAT make things up? ????

 

The malaise in the Chinese economy? ???? Oh yeah?

 

Why cant I get a seat to Utapao until October then?