7 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai media has reported that Russians are flooding back into Thailand on special charter flights. 

And tomorrow they'll tell us to the nearest satang how much they're spending!

The Russians spend much more than people from western Europe. I'm have been living in Russia before. I know about it. 

Only problems with Russian that they spend to much money in bar, get drunk and like to box people around.

 

On 11/14/2019 at 10:39 AM, Sticky Wicket said:

Chinese, Indians and Russians.

Spitting, shìtting and shouting.

And we haven't even mentioned the Indians or Russians yet...

11 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

And tomorrow they'll tell us to the nearest satang how much they're spending!

Probably 5,555.55... (ha,hahaha.haha)

Good news for the 7/11s and Pharmacies!

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

When I was last in Hua  Hin  there were Russian families

staying at our hotel found them to be very sociable and friendly people

I’d agree with that. At Jomtien beach I’ve found the Russians to be well behaved and friendly, most are individual families rather than large tour groups. Have had conversations with the odd one who speaks some English, and was even given some fruit once. I’m going to have to revise my Russian for “I’m sorry, I don’t speak Russian”.

8 hours ago, SteveK said:

So they're going crazy about 4000 Russians - 0.01% of the year's visitors?

It’s not 4 thousand it’s one charter before Xmas and one charter for Songkran ... This article was expected ... Its called buying time and fingers crossed “;0)

2 Russian on a bike stop and asked me directions so I sent them the opposite way, no I didn't only joking 

Worthy of another 10% rise in tourism from you know who,????

well they've not arrive in Samui it's dead...

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

I think it's not about the quantity more like the quality.. and with the Russian winter starting to bite, many more will come...

But not sure the quality is here, they come in charter (Low cost tickets) probably with an all inclusive reservation (Hotel and breakfeast) and looking at the photo they don't even have the money to buy beach towels (No need to talk about paying 100 bhats for a deck chair and an umbrella) so how much bahts are they going to inject in the local economy? Not so much imo

Russians: I can see around maybe 50 on that beach that have not paid $1 to sit on a sun chair. Cheap Charlies. 

Clearly a profitable day for the beach chairs and umbrellas rental boys.

11 minutes ago, Columbus said:

Russians: I can see around maybe 50 on that beach that have not paid $1 to sit on a sun chair. Cheap Charlies.

Confession, I’m a cheap charlie, as I never pay for a chair, maybe because paying for the privilege to sit on a. beach has never been part of Australian culture.

Ah the daily pantomine thread.

 

Thai authorities announce good news.....

 

'Oh no it isnt!'

 

....that they expect good times ahead.

 

'It's behind you!'

????????

Wow! first it was the Indians, then Pakistani's, then Chinese, todays BS story is thousands of Russians, what next, Eskimos.????

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

OK, I've never seen that I was once sat in a bar in Patong were they ordered a bottle of Sangsom 1500 Baht I thought you robbing so an so

There used to be thousands of them in Karon. They would pack out the traditional massage parlours and spas , certain restaurants but very few in the bars.

Late at night you would get a few hunting for girls but often sloshed and as I said , averse to paying bar prices.

51 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said:

But not sure the quality is here, they come in charter (Low cost tickets) probably with an all inclusive reservation (Hotel and breakfeast) and looking at the photo they don't even have the money to buy beach towels (No need to talk about paying 100 bhats for a deck chair and an umbrella) so how much bahts are they going to inject in the local economy? Not so much imo

I knew a Muscovite in the charter travel business in Phuket. He reckoned many of his customers were Siberian , in his words , not high class.

9 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

Russians & Indians.  A match made in hell. lol

......do you, even for a minute, stop and think of what you said? If you feel so superior, why did you lower yourself to their 'level' of holidays, or are you actually residing here from your normal privileges?

1 hour ago, CygnusX1 said:

Confession, I’m a cheap charlie, as I never pay for a chair, maybe because paying for the privilege to sit on a. beach has never been part of Australian culture.

If I visit the beach its normally on a Wednesday. 

No beach chairs and umbrellas. 

Nice and quiet too.

10 hours ago, ICELANDMAN said:

""""They will help ensure 40 million visitors a year after further positive news regarding Chinese and Indian visitors.  """""

 

Before last months speaking only 36 million, every month growing 1 million, funny Thai mathematics

It's the pirate software that they use. 

Oh Joy! Oh rapture!

The Russian are coming! The rest of us will wave at you BKK as we go in the opposite direction! 555 

10 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

yeah, similar to the chinese tourist groups.  But how many Thai girls, or I guess guys really want to hook up them and move to Russia? Very small percentage compared to those that would want to go to the USA or the UK or Germany et al.

 

      Dont see any ruskies , moving  up north to essan , for take care the lady , he met in sin city .

     They have good brain , sure..

 

          

12 hours ago, webfact said:

They were all given eco-friendly krathongs to take part in the cultural extravaganza.

right after burning tons of  fossil  fuel to see them from thousands of  miles away.............honestly its  all a bloody   joke isnt it

12 hours ago, petermik said:

Methinks the tourist authorities are clutching at straws.....

the ones between their ears  no doubt

2 hours ago, joecoolfrog said:

I knew a Muscovite in the charter travel business in Phuket. He reckoned many of his customers were Siberian , in his words , not high class.

 

 Ideal  for Thailand ..

 

 

I didn't go trough all the comments. But they should at list get the welcome in Russian right. It's not Nobro pozhalovat instead in transliteration should be Dobro pozhalovat and I am not Russian. ????

Chinese, Indians and Russians: at least the Russians bring some good-looking women with them.

14 hours ago, ChipButty said:

It's true I spoke with Inoff the Red the Russians are coming to Phuket

Yes,Its high season,And there comming to sit on a beach and go 7-11 for there whisky to drink in hotel.