Asia's Beaches Go Quiet as Chinese Tourists Stay Home

[madmen]

19 minutes ago, khunPer said:

empty rooms in Hanoi’s hotels

How Will the pathetic bashers put a positive spin on this I wonder?

[dcnx]

They have a national holiday coming next month. They will be back in force.

[Fred white]

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

[JamJar]

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?

 

[roamer]

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.

[sunnyboy2018]

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

[sunnyboy2018]

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.

[r136dg]

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.

[Deli]

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.

[Orton Rd]

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.

[hotchilli]

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.

[soalbundy]

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.

[onekoolguy]

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!

[1FinickyOne]

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? 

[roamer]

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. 

[madmen]

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!

[White Christmas13]

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

[Awinkl]

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.

[Selatan]

From the article:

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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.

[garyk]

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...

[garyk]

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

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[RichardColeman]

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.

[Selatan]

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).

[Selatan]

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.

[Isaan sailor]

Good news travels fast....less is more.

[neeray]

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.)

[wreckingcountry]

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


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[sanemax]

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

[EricTh]

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