Chinese tourists desert Thai resort as coronavirus spreads

[Tony125]

4 hours ago, Yinn said:

He imagine it.

More Chinese international tourist than his country. Sure.

They are number 1 in the world. 

 

Last year, 130 million Chinese people travelled abroad. Due to the robust growth in the first half of the year, Ledsham predicted annual outbound travellers from China for the entire year would hit 160 million.

Tourism industry hit hard as Chinese tourists stay home

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/tourism-industry-hit-hard-as-chinese-tourists-stay-home/ar-BBZx9TR?li=BBnbklE

 

Early missteps and state secrecy in China probably allowed the coronavirus to spread farther and faster

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/early-missteps-and-state-secrecy-in-china-probably-allowed-the-coronavirus-to-spread-farther-and-faster/ar-BBZya9o?li=BBnbfcL

[Almer]

6 hours ago, HuskerDo said:

Great idea. Leave a country where there are a few cases and go back to the place it originated from where there are thousands of "known" cases. I'd like to know the IQ of this group.

It did not say they had gone back to China only that they had left The area, probably dispersed all over Los

 

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

True. But at this point we need absolute transparency from the Chinese government, and a willingness to work with foreign experts on disease. Not something the Chicoms are used to doing. They need to bend their ways, to deal with this, before it becomes a much larger crisis than it already is. Had they treated the first doctor who reported this, back on December 31st with some respect and dignity, rather than arresting him, this might have been dealt with much sooner. He is now in the ICU fighting for his life. Most of the Chicom government are ideological numskulls, who need to be feared, and never given respect.

1 death in the Philippines today i believe i read   

[LeungKen]

Off topic posts removed.

 

[oslooskar]

7 hours ago, smedly said:

you know what is funny 

 

Chinese are not well travelled people - they are brought here on very well fine tuned packages - plane - bus - hotel - bus - eating - bus - hotel - rinse repeat, being ripped off at every opportunity possible - they think it is all normal because they don't know any better - they are herded everywhere - charged a fortune and after 10 days shipped off home thinking - well that is what a holiday is...……..they have no concept of travel 

 

we from the west are always well travelled - it is very hard for us to understand what exactly is going on with these Chinese (so called) tourists - they just don't know any better and are being taken advantage of - very sad really and is just massive exploitation of people that don't know any better or different

 

and no it isn't really funny at all

I agree that the Chinese, as individuals, are not well traveled. However, having spent years living out of a backpack in my youth when traveling all over the world I rarely met any of my fellow Americans overseas who were not from California. In fact, in the 1960s, when I was traveling, it seemed that it was the Germans, Australians, British, Canadians, and Californians who were the more well traveled people. In fact, when I was hitchhiking across the U.S. in September 1966 I was stopped and questioned by a police officer in Albuquerque New Mexico who had never seen a passport before. I had to explain to him that a passport was the highest form of identification a private citizen could have. In Tuscon Arizona when I tried to change a 20 Frank note to dollars the bank teller there stared at me for a full 20 seconds before her mouth dropped open and she went into shock. So, if the truth be known, most people are not well traveled; they are ignorant and unworldly.

Edited February 2, 2020 by oslooskar

[maddox41]

Anthony Boudain said be a Traveler not a Tourist and the Chinese are tourists walking behind the red flag on the white pole... Been here for 15 yrs in Bkk they are mainland Chinese peasants that now have some cash  in their pocket.. NEW Money just like the Russians a decade before Travelers there not? Its like the 1980s Conticki tour to Europe for the non Europeans... Go for 4 week total package holiday  and come back a expert on European culture... 

[Brunolem]

The Chinese move like a school of fish...they arrive all at once, and disappear all at once as soon as something frightens them...

 

And it may take quite a while before seeing them venturing again outside their borders.

 

Those, in officialdom, who believe that things will go back to normal by March are in for a big disillusion, unless they mean March...2021...

 

For this year, it is game over.

 

The good part, for those hardcore foreigners who remain steadily in the Land of Smile, is that they may get great hotel discounts, as was the case during the very agitated first decade of this new century, when I remember enjoying 5 star hotels for about 2,500 baht...

 

Let's wait...

 

[Boomer6969]

6 hours ago, Yinn said:

But nobody die in thailand. Is good news. 

Calm down.

No worries Mate.

Hold your breath

 

Stay home

[Xonax]

I hope that the PM will soon realize, that it´s now time to ban any person from entering Thailand, who has been in China during the last 14 days, in order to limit and eventually stop the outbreak from spreading in Thailand!

Safety First instead of money first!!!

Edited February 2, 2020 by Xonax

[cameraman888]

I think Thailand better think again about promoting getting mostly Chinese tourist. They seem to not want us from the west any more even though that is how they made their economy what it is. Diversity is basic business but who are the people running Thailand??  All one eggs in one basket and then it falls, then what?  I hope they realize all this, I say this because I like Thailand, but they have not treated me well when I come once a year because 3 years ago I was in and out on visas. 

[transam]

6 hours ago, Yinn said:

My gang plan to go Phuket town this weekend. But cancel the trip, same reason everyone same. 

 

A lot of TVF thread about Coronavirus. Have a lot of people imagine this a problem because Thailand. Some blame “Thailand”. Want “Thailand” pay for hospital etc. 

some blame “Thainess”

Same posters that always complain and mock the successful Thai tourism, look like they enjoy this problem. 

 

 

Is a disease from foreigner. Is NOT a thai disease. NO tourist or Thai die in Thailand because this.

 

It is problem for Thailand because we are popular Chinese tourism. Other countries popular also have problem. Chinese most important tourist in the world. 

eg Australia popular place for Chinese tourism. Maybe because “Aussieness”? Or not? 

 

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/wuhan-coronavirus-tourism-impact/index.html

 

Sure, it will be low tourism now because of Coronavirus. The Chinese stop coming and the other people foreigner and Thai are scared. 

 

But nobody die in thailand. Is good news. 

Calm down.

Gawd.........................

[ThomasThBKK]

1 hour ago, dingdongrb said:

What did Thailand do 10-15 years ago before the Chinese starting making enough money to travel? When I first came to Thailand over 20 years ago you would have a hard time finding a handful of Chinese tourists. 

yes and europe? 

They aren't important, they only came the last few years.

 

86% of all tourism in europe is domestic, americans being the second highest groups.

26% of all tourism EUR spend in the EU is from germans, followed by french and brits.

 

Chinese are irrelevant, Europe is already overvisited. We need to go back to sustainable numbers.

[ThomasThBKK]

7 minutes ago, Xonax said:

I hope that the PM will soon realize, that it´s now time to ban any person from entering Thailand, who has been in China during the last 14 days, in order to limit and eventually stop the outbreak from spreading in Thailand!

Safety First instead of money first!!!

One of our family members just came back from Taiwain, he's suspected to have corona virus. Currently running the tests....Add taiwan to that list.

Edited February 2, 2020 by ThomasThBKK

[metempsychotic]

6 hours ago, hansgruber said:

Traffic has been very light. I'm not complaining. 

Coronavirus is a blessing in disguise. 

May you find yorself well and truly blessed then....

[ianezy0]

2 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

One of our family members just came back from Taiwain, he's suspected to have corona virus. Currently running the tests....Add taiwan to that list.

How can you add Taiwan to the list if it is not yet confirmed ???? 

Are you crying wolf here Mr TBKK

[ThomasThBKK]

3 minutes ago, ianezy0 said:

How can you add Taiwan to the list if it is not yet confirmed ???? 

Are you crying wolf here Mr TBKK

Why would you add Hongkong and not taiwan, both are part of china according to china.

Both have tons of daily immigration with China.

Vietnam banned China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau flights - why would Thailand do it differently.

 

 

Logic much?

[Nanaplaza666]

5 hours ago, ianezy0 said:

This will hopefully be contained soon as it could do a lot of damage to the economy in some countries.

Also, it is annoying to see the cost of a mask increase  by 500%

I bought one for 10 baht a few months ago. Yesterday I see the same mask on sale for 50 baht.

That's not an increase of 500% 

[JHolmesJr]

Tourists are showing better sense than the thais....by not visiting.

Then again, it may have to do with them being locked down back home.

[raccos21]

Seems like this whole country is depending on China.So what happened to Indian billionaires are they coming?

[Dustdevil]

7 hours ago, smedly said:

you know what is funny 

 

Chinese are not well travelled people - they are brought here on very well fine tuned packages - plane - bus - hotel - bus - eating - bus - hotel - rinse repeat, being ripped off at every opportunity possible - they think it is all normal because they don't know any better - they are herded everywhere - charged a fortune and after 10 days shipped off home thinking - well that is what a holiday is...……..they have no concept of travel 

 

we from the west are always well travelled - it is very hard for us to understand what exactly is going on with these Chinese (so called) tourists - they just don't know any better and are being taken advantage of - very sad really and is just massive exploitation of people that don't know any better or different

 

and no it isn't really funny at all

Painting with quite a wide brush, but it does apply to segments of the new middle class. One thing to note is that international travel is an important status symbol in China, as is higher education in any English-speaking country, but especially the United States. (Since there are about 60 universities in the greater Boston area, it's gauche to say they went to Harvard, or a little humiliating to say they went to Northeastern, so they say "I went to college in Boston.") If people say they've been to San Francisco, or London and/or Paris, it's important to their friends to respond Oh yes, we've been there too.

[geisha]

What are the risks inside an airplane ? You always hear of the circulated air, and also the freezing conditions that contribute to catching a bad cold . But what are the risks when a virus like this one is concerned ? Thanks.

[natway09]

If the Chinese are telling us the truth as to the extent of this outbreak (which I would be surprised if the WHO are being correctly updated) then it should start to get back to normal in April.

I suspect that the real situation is much worse than we are led to believe.

China just does not shout & scream over 500 local people dying

[Liverpudlian]

8 hours ago, smedly said:

you know what is funny 

 

Chinese are not well travelled people - they are brought here on very well fine tuned packages - plane - bus - hotel - bus - eating - bus - hotel - rinse repeat, being ripped off at every opportunity possible - they think it is all normal because they don't know any better - they are herded everywhere - charged a fortune and after 10 days shipped off home thinking - well that is what a holiday is...……..they have no concept of travel 

 

we from the west are always well travelled - it is very hard for us to understand what exactly is going on with these Chinese (so called) tourists - they just don't know any better and are being taken advantage of - very sad really and is just massive exploitation of people that don't know any better or different

 

and no it isn't really funny at all

You got the job & why ?   you bloody well nailed it !

[BigC]

Just put some live bats rats and snakes on the menu then theyll come flying back

[Isaan Alan]

5 hours ago, Yinn said:

He imagine it.

More Chinese international tourist than his country. Sure.

They are number 1 in the world. 

 

Last year, 130 million Chinese people travelled abroad. Due to the robust growth in the first half of the year, Ledsham predicted annual outbound travellers from China for the entire year would hit 160 million.

The big difference in Chinese tourists is tour groups versus independent travellers which normally equates to young versus middle aged or older. It's done the world (!) of good for Chinese to get out on see other countries and broaden their horizons. I have been on bus tours and train tours with Chinese and they have a lot of loud, boisterous and naive fun but really they have no idea how they are being manipulated for hotels, eating and shopping. It's all controlled to give kickbacks and cement business relationships. In China they take you to jade, pearl and souvenir "museums" which are thinly disguised sucker shops. Sad really. And Chinese hotel breakfasts and meals are often disgusting in 3 ways: the "food", the "service" and the way the tourists themselves act. But the younger, well-educated and cosmopolitan travellers or the wealthy business types are really no different from other nationalities. The worst gets reported and the best are unnoticed

Edited February 2, 2020 by Isaan Alan
museums -> meals

[P100]

8 hours ago, smedly said:

you know what is funny 

 

Chinese are not well travelled people - they are brought here on very well fine tuned packages - plane - bus - hotel - bus - eating - bus - hotel - rinse repeat, being ripped off at every opportunity possible - they think it is all normal because they don't know any better - they are herded everywhere - charged a fortune and after 10 days shipped off home thinking - well that is what a holiday is...……..they have no concept of travel 

 

we from the west are always well travelled - it is very hard for us to understand what exactly is going on with these Chinese (so called) tourists - they just don't know any better and are being taken advantage of - very sad really and is just massive exploitation of people that don't know any better or different

 

and no it isn't really funny at I do not agree. They are not well travelled but we'll connected and well informed. And they pay ridiculously low money for their trips including food and room. No other tourist can travel that cheap - And is that cheap. They are no victims. 

[fresher]

SpiderMike007 says "we need absolute transparency from the Chinese government"

 

Also the Thai government please.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, rhyddid said:

Where are all the one complaining about Chinese tourist ? Now numbers tell the tale !

Well Taff, as they are not here there is nothing to complain about is there..????

[mikecha]

9 hours ago, smedly said:

you know what is funny 

 

Chinese are not well travelled people - they are brought here on very well fine tuned packages - plane - bus - hotel - bus - eating - bus - hotel - rinse repeat, being ripped off at every opportunity possible - they think it is all normal because they don't know any better - they are herded everywhere - charged a fortune and after 10 days shipped off home thinking - well that is what a holiday is...……..they have no concept of travel 

 

we from the west are always well travelled - it is very hard for us to understand what exactly is going on with these Chinese (so called) tourists - they just don't know any better and are being taken advantage of - very sad really and is just massive exploitation of people that don't know any better or different

 

and no it isn't really funny at all

well Mister u are wrong there 

the Chinese have for centueries traveled they were the founders of silk road trade 

everywhere in the world there is a china town they come and go more than u think 

[phanangpete]

6 hours ago, ianezy0 said:

This will hopefully be contained soon as it could do a lot of damage to the economy in some countries.

Also, it is annoying to see the cost of a mask increase  by 500%

I bought one for 10 baht a few months ago. Yesterday I see the same mask on sale for 50 baht.

Contained yes , by stopping them spreading it , they need an Anti virus for it .  Which can take 6 months from the States , who have many clinics working on it .

[Magenta408]

Fast rewind, were'nt those high spending Chinese supposedly not coming to this country well before this virus was sprung on us? It seems the hunt was on for big Indian spenders of which, I don't believe, there are that many.