madmen Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 19 minutes ago, khunPer said: empty rooms in Hanoi’s hotels How Will the pathetic bashers put a positive spin on this I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 They have a national holiday coming next month. They will be back in force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 51 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said: The TAT will probably proclaim that 'the Chinese tourists, after having been to the beach, can all be found now at the temples'... You mean the fake Chinese temples in Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JamJar Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 48 minutes ago, Traubert said: 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? I just checked Air Asia availability from Chinese cities and found ample availability everywhere for this month. So to which Chinese city do you refer? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 53 minutes ago, Traubert said: 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? Where from? I couldn't find anywhere where I couldn't get a flight from this month. And certainly from China there is loads of capacity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 8 hours ago, quandow said: I hear they're opening up an Indian-themed club there. Yay. There are several new Indian clubs such as Goa playing Hip Hop Tecno, EDM etc. Other clubs have been around over a decade. There are about 14 Indian Dance clubs. There are rumours that a new Chinese Karoke Bar is opening on Soi 15 WS replacing Angel Witch. Chinese food, Chinese speaking staff etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, madmen said: How Will the pathetic bashers put a positive spin on this I wonder? Easy. Less Chinese in Hanoi..More choice of rooms for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post r136dg Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, roamer said: Where from? I couldn't find anywhere where I couldn't get a flight from this month. And certainly from China there is loads of capacity. He's talking about a seat on the high speed train Sept 2023. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I won't miss them for a second. However, getting the farangs back as spenders... will be another episode of Mission Impossible. They ( Thailand ) <deleted> up that much big time by welcoming all others but farangs, that they show a stiff middle finger now. And they are very much right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orton Rd Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 Unless you are making money out of them nobody likes them and nobody wants them. Lining up with crowds of Chinese at immigration is absolute hell. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 10 hours ago, webfact said: “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.” Thailand being top of that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soalbundy Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 I have a friend who has retired in Bali. His house used to be in the middle of rice fields but now there are bungalows, hotels and bars all around him and the place is awash with western tourists. No TM30, no 90 day reporting, and after having lived there with his wife (bali woman) for 7 years he doesn't need to do a visa extension anymore. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onekoolguy Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 10 hours ago, NCC1701A said: I'm still here. I got the whole place to myself. It's Friday and the beaches are mostly empty! Actually kind of nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 29 minutes ago, soalbundy said: I have a friend who has retired in Bali. His house used to be in the middle of rice fields but now there are bungalows, hotels and bars all around him and the place is awash with western tourists. No TM30, no 90 day reporting, and after having lived there with his wife (bali woman) for 7 years he doesn't need to do a visa extension anymore. sure, but where in Thailand is this Bali place? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Not only China, been several reports about much lower bookings on Europe-Asia routes for this Xmas & New Year compared to the same time last year. Sites like Momondo/Kayak saying they are expecting prices to fall for many dates, again unusual for this time of year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 hours ago, soalbundy said: I have a friend who has retired in Bali. His house used to be in the middle of rice fields but now there are bungalows, hotels and bars all around him and the place is awash with western tourists. No TM30, no 90 day reporting, and after having lived there with his wife (bali woman) for 7 years he doesn't need to do a visa extension anymore. Bali is basically another Australian state.. no thanks and I'm Ozzie! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 12 hours ago, worgeordie said: Who is going to eat all the shrimps now ... regards worgeordie The Indians are well known for their spicy prawn curry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awinkl Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 13 hours ago, quandow said: I hear they're opening up an Indian-themed club there. Yay. There is already an Indian Section dedicated to Indian Compatriots - even several specialized Clubs - on Walking Street and on other areas of Pattaya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Selatan Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 From the article: Quote To be sure, not every country is facing a sustained decline. Malaysia’s number of Chinese tourists grew 6.2% in the first half of the year to 1.55 million, according to official data. Not sure why Malaysia was the exception. I suspect that the sizeable local ethnic Chinese population that could speak in Mandarin and various Chinese dialects may be a big plus point. Very few Thai-Chinese and Indonesian Chinese could speak Mandarin. In the past year or so, I have noticed that some MM2H (Malaysia My Second Home) participants from China have posted their vlogs of their interactions with the local Chinese in Mandarin, and judging from the comments of the viewers, many mainlanders were delighted to find Mandarin to be widely spoken in Malaysia. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyk Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 16 hours ago, overherebc said: Tonto, Tonto, we're in trouble, we're surrounded by Indians!! Speak for yourself Kemo Sabie. Good one, I haven't heard that in years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyk Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Selatan said: From the article: Not sure why Malaysia was the exception. I suspect that the sizeable local ethnic Chinese population that could speak in Mandarin and various Chinese dialects may be a big plus point. Very few Thai-Chinese and Indonesian Chinese could speak Mandarin. In the past year or so, I have noticed that some MM2H (Malaysia My Second Home) participants from China have posted their vlogs of their interactions with the local Chinese in Mandarin, and judging from the comments of the viewers, many mainlanders were delighted to find Mandarin to be widely spoken in Malaysia. True, I used to hang with a Malaysian, Chinese decent. And his buds from China, Singapore would come in and they all spoke Mandarin, or Chinese I don't know the difference. They were thick. Edited September 6, 2019 by garyk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/2016/07/pardon-french-chinese-tourists-clash-cultures-paris-160727093734703.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 I once met a Chinese girl online and went to China to meet her. We stayed in a chalet on the Chinese coast. I've never seen such beautiful clean beaches. I honestly cannot see why they bother to travel when they have it better , nicer and more importantly safer at home. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selatan Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 26 minutes ago, garyk said: True, I used to hang with a Malaysian, Chinese decent. And his buds from China, Singapore would come in and they all spoke Mandarin, or Chinese I don't know the difference. They were thick. That's why I have asked before about how a farang in Thailand would be able to distinguish between an ethnic Chinese tourist from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia or Singapore. Very likely only an ethnic Chinese could distinguish between them by their slightly different accents of Mandarin. Easier still if they speak some other Chinese dialects, such as Cantonese (could be from Hong Kong or Kuala Lumpur) or Hokkien (could be from Taiwan, Penang or Singapore). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selatan Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 24 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: I once met a Chinese girl online and went to China to meet her. We stayed in a chalet on the Chinese coast. I've never seen such beautiful clean beaches. I honestly cannot see why they bother to travel when they have it better , nicer and more importantly safer at home. That's true. China has Hainan: I might visit it one day because it has a visa-exempt policy for some countries. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Good news travels fast....less is more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neeray Posted September 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2019 20 hours ago, overherebc said: Tonto, Tonto, we're in trouble, we're surrounded by Indians!! Speak for yourself Kemo Sabie. Your post is telling your age and what TV shows you watched as a kid. (They were great, weren't they, before politically correct came along.) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckingcountry Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 All damn hilarious how the Thais pander to the cheap Chinese with the special immigration line at airports there’s no doubt that was deliberate . Meanwhile many falangs said “**** off to Thailand Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 16 hours ago, soalbundy said: I have a friend who has retired in Bali. His house used to be in the middle of rice fields but now there are bungalows, hotels and bars all around him and the place is awash with western tourists. No TM30, no 90 day reporting, and after having lived there with his wife (bali woman) for 7 years he doesn't need to do a visa extension anymore. quite a random post about your friend in bali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) It's just temporarily. They will be back during the October long holidays and the Chinese New Year holidays. Bet on it. Edited September 7, 2019 by EricTh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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