FinChin67 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 This is not a surprise and one of the big reason behind it is below. We know very well to whom they have sold their rears... China becomes Thailand’s top source of foreign investment for first time For more than five decades, Japan was the largest investor in the southeast Asian nation, but a number of factors conspired to knock it off the top spot Analysts have warned of future risks, however, in an economy already buffeted by currency appreciation, a fall in tourism and severe droughthttps://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3047489/china-becomes-thailands-top-source-foreign-investment-first 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinChin67 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 19 hours ago, Mitkof Island said: Just kill off the population with smog. It will also kill off the super rich and those in government. Maybe just maybe they might do something. Like raising the fines to 20,000 baht and enforcing the laws. I have a guy not far from me loves burning plastic almost every day. I think the super rich are safe. They don't spend much time in Thailand like the certain Red Bull person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyclist Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 20 hours ago, Beggar said: "It’s been report that the Malaysian government has already waived visas for Chinese and Indian tourists. If that’s true, Thailand will lose an enormous amount of income because the Chinese are our main customers.” "If that's true" Is it so hard to find this out? For the average Thai the simplest of mental tasks can be a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 21 hours ago, Hayduke said: Fewer tourists? No problem...just raise the rates for hotels, goods, and services to make up the difference. Sounds like a sound financial model that the bar girls use. Works for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhill Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 20 hours ago, dcnx said: Easy solution Junta style: Ban face masks. Imprison locals for wearing them. Yes, let everybody die early, as long as the revenue stream from tourism is not affected!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, neeray said: How do fillipinos (Filipinos) screw you in Thailand? I found plenty of Filipinos that screwed me in the Philippines. But none in Thailand (so far). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerox Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Where are the locals wearing facemasks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_lob Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 "Supawan said hotels have to be more accepting of online bookings and perhaps even decline reservations made through agents" What? You mean people actually book on computerrrrr and not by fax any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Parsve Posted January 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2020 I am an expat here in Thailand. The other day I came to talk with a man (tourist) from Australia. He told me that it was his first trip to Thailand, so I ask him what he thought about it, was he to come back? No, never he said. It is to filthy, on land and in water, the people and escpecially the police are very unpleasant and everything costs more than at home. I am very happy that it is only two days left of my visit. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuwadeeS Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hahaha so strange. High air pollution in Bangkok, and people are still allowed to burn paper and use fire cracker for CHINESE New Year. Question: Are you Chinese or Thai?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Quote Supawan said hotels have to be more accepting of online bookings and perhaps even decline reservations made through agents. Would someone please explain how declining reservations made through agents helps this situation? I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 20 hours ago, CeeGee said: same same every year,ever thought of actually trying to solve the problem???? I know it is a radical idea because you have had many years of this "problem" to find a solution. And remember this is from the President of the Thai Travel Agents association If the same problems have been occurring for many years then why ............? Oh forget it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Brer said: Tourists will stop coming, the ones who come first time will not be coming back. Massive queues in immigration Rip off taxi drivers Hotels that won’t take your credit card Hotels and businesses that charge you 3% more if they do accept credit cards Garbage strewn streets Stink from sewers everywhere Smoke no the air all the time Not as cheap as your friends told you Polluted beaches This is from a friend first time visitor who won’t be coming back And I wonder how many other people have friends who feel the same way? And don't forget the "long time tourists" - the expats who are leaving due to the lack of help from their Embassies, and the moving of the goal posts by Immigration!!! Or the "double pricing" in some restaurants! Or the more than double pricing in run down "tourist attractions"! Or the officially approved double pricing (at least) for hospital/medical treatment! Or..... I think I/we've made the point - all it needs is someone to do something about it! Edited January 24, 2020 by sambum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Everyone knew that 6 mths ago,they were told.did they listen or take action.no.now they protest because hotels rooms down tourist numbers down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, bristolgeoff said: Everyone knew that 6 mths ago,they were told.did they listen or take action.no.now they protest because hotels rooms down tourist numbers down. No, I disagree! 6 months ago (and every month as long as I can remember) TAT were insisting that the tourist figures were 4, 6, 8, 10, 12% UP from the previous month/year, until finally the leaders of hoteliers associations got fed up of their constant manipulation of the figures to make themselves look good, and began posting their own figures, which in many cases (if not ALL!) are a complete contradiction to TAT's! For example, from the TAT Website Sept 4 2019:- "Bangkok – Thailand’s provincial regions are reporting steady increases in tourism revenue as a result of the domestic and international marketing push by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to promote the 55 emerging destinations. Total revenue from tourism in 2019 is estimated at 3.20 trillion Baht, +4.3% over 2018." Edited January 24, 2020 by sambum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, sambum said: And I wonder how many other people have friends who feel the same way? And don't forget the "long time tourists" - the expats who are leaving due to the lack of help from their Embassies, and the moving of the goal posts by Immigration!!! Obviously 30+ million tourists think differently to one Australian !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) those silly face masks are no use at all. all they do is stop the wearers bad breath getting out other than that they are useless. Edited January 24, 2020 by Thongkorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 3:02 PM, webfact said: “The PM2.5 dust in the air is another concern for many tourists. They’re not going to feel safe if the locals are wearing facemasks.” So tourists can’t read about or see pollution????some people actually try to be informed about where they are going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, pdtokyo said: I'm heading off from Sydney to Bangkok at end of month and i'm quite looking forward to a breath of fresher air ... Sydney now 81 straight days of nasty air ... https://www.smh.com.au/national/new-situation-record-81-days-of-bad-air-quality-in-sydney-20200123-p53u1e.html ... and from the normally pristine country town Parkes, a few hundred kilometres west of Sydney, this interesting drone footage ... Mr. Frying Pan, meet Mr. Fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P100 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 23 hours ago, Puchaiyank said: "If the government and private sector don’t work together, they’ll lose out to competition." The problem is that the government sets the tone for price gouging by over charging tourists at parks and tourist attractions... The government needs a new attitude...give perks to tourists...not abuse. .. it needs a new and competent government. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P100 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Melbun said: Obviously 30+ million tourists think differently to one Australian !!! are experts counted too? as they all have no residence permit just a one year visa, wouldn't surprise me if they are in the blabla million new arrivals, even multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 19 minutes ago, pdtokyo said: I'm heading off from Sydney to Bangkok at end of month and i'm quite looking forward to a breath of fresher air ... Sydney now 81 straight days of nasty air ... Won't be much better. I was in Sydney end of November when the air was starting to get brown. That was still ok in comparison to the current smog here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post P100 Posted January 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Make life more attractive for long staying people Why is there still no real retirement visa and residence permit for those who have given up their lives in their home countries to settle down in Thailand. It is almost unbelievable that Thais let these people stay only on one-year-to-one-year permits while rules are all the time changing. Settle down in Thailand is risky and no possibility to plan the rest of your life. Do you wang to have to leave your new home with 75 just because a moron has changed the immigration rules over night ?? They don't get that expats need security to be able to plan. And they don't get that expats bring money into Thailand and advertise for this country for free if they are treated well. Edited January 24, 2020 by P100 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zydeco Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, P100 said: They don't get that expats need security to be able to plan. And they don't get that expats bring money into Thailand and advertise for this country for free if they are treated well. Oh, they get it, sure enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdy2206 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Why not just waive fees for all tourist visas? Unfortunately that would decrease the extortinate visa income!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creasy Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, tomauasia said: Whats that abbo song Yopo yimdi.... Dream yeah dream yeah. They should play that in parliament with the toad on a podium. Abbo ???? Derogatory terms that haven’t been used for decades except for classless, uneducated bogan racist gronks. And the bands name is Yothu Yindi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 39 minutes ago, P100 said: Make life more attractive for long staying people Why is there still no real retirement visa and residence permit for those who have given up their lives in their home countries to settle down in Thailand. It is almost unbelievable that Thais let these people stay only on one-year-to-one-year permits while rules are all the time changing. Settle down in Thailand is risky and no possibility to plan the rest of your life. Do you wang to have to leave your new home with 75 just because a moron has changed the immigration rules over night ?? They don't get that expats need security to be able to plan. And they don't get that expats bring money into Thailand and advertise for this country for free if they are treated well. OH Gawd - don't try to resurrect that old hoary chestnut mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysaora Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 3:02 PM, webfact said: “The PM2.5 dust in the air is another concern for many tourists. They’re not going to feel safe if the locals are wearing facemasks.” Problem solved! Outlaw facemasks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vascoda Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 2:22 AM, Beggar said: "It’s been report that the Malaysian government has already waived visas for Chinese and Indian tourists. If that’s true, Thailand will lose an enormous amount of income because the Chinese are our main customers.” Yes, Malayasia now allows visa free entry to Chinese and Indian fo 15-day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 These numbers change daily. I have the impression that no one knows what the reality is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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