Coronavirus: Thai tourism ministry admits Chinese tourism now down 80% - losses in the billions

[Skallywag]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

three areas most hit were sellers of products and souvenirs, hotels and food and beverage outlets,

Yet according to TAT, the Chinese account for 27% of tourists visiting thailand. 

So even all the Chinese stopped holidaying in Thailand, it would be a 27% drop in tourism,

And the Billions of baht come from an annual figure, not a 2 week total.

Peace

 

 

 

Edited February 4, 2020 by Skallywag

[TKDfella]

3 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Russia plans to deport any foreigner found to have the virus. Exactly how they will get an airline to take them has not been detailed.

Maybe in a special type of disinfected box?

[fforest1]

37 minutes ago, herwin1234 said:

What a shame all the ppl here gloating about a ruined tourist industry just bc these are "Chinese". 

Sir after years and years of watching the Thai government coddle and pander to the Chinese and pronouncing them savors of tourism while at the same time coming down hard on those no-good nasty westerners who are treated like they contribute nothing and seem to be barely tolerated.....

 

I would say a little gloating is in order.....

Edited February 4, 2020 by fforest1

[DrTuner]

Just now, fforest1 said:

I would say a little gloating is in order.....

A little? We should swim in the ocean of Schadenfreude for months to come, once in a while letting out an evil giggle. Because they are worth it.

[ParkerN]

I bet TAT had to swallow down very hard before they could admit that...

 

 

[ParkerN]

28 minutes ago, tomauasia said:

Based on this government's actions this is a sound reason to make sure there voted out

Dream on. Half the folk round my neck of the woods don't even know who Prayuth is as they trundle along to the fields to burn some more sugar cane.

 

 

[Tech65]

5 hours ago, Peterbilt said:

Wow, those good news just continue to come. ????

Somm namm nah Thailand! ????

You focused only on Chinese (and Indians), now its "check bin" time.
I really wish that the tourism industry in Thailand finally gets the lesson it so well deserves.

 

What's the matter with you and Thailand?  ????

[Caldera]

How can anyone be that dumb, reckless and shortsighted? In the big scheme of things, the real problem aren't those Chinese who stay away now (they could still come another time), but those who do come and carry the virus.

[dcnx]

Good. It’s what they deserve.

 

Learn how to take care of your country and stop dumping on the tourists who do come here.

[Tech65]

5 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Thais don't get lessons, they simply refuse to learn. It'll all be blamed on bad luck or karma or some other BS. Brain failure.

have you realized that Chinese aren't coming because a pandemia and not because they no longer like Thailand? and this pandemia could arrive just under your home and say "TOC TOC time for infection!!!" 

 

PS if it is not a fake virus... ????

[Tech65]

2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Thailand will never learn 

What?

[SupermarineS6B]

I'm sorry for the Thai people, God knows they've been inflicted with enough garbage in the last five years..... Let's hope some sanity will come out of all this..........

[ParkerN]

5 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

By just admitting this it became the perfect holiday destination again,

lovely people, quiet and relaxed, don't have to que up and no more spit on the floor.

Or footprints on the western-style toilet seat...

[Rick1812]

????

[Millcx]

OH yeah blame tourist decline on Corona virus .... They need to admit a bit more than that ... 

[SupermarineS6B]

Just now, Millcx said:

OH yeah blame tourist decline on Corona virus .... They need to admit a bit more than that ... 

Well you know Thais, they're not to blame, unfortunately there's not enough farangs left to blame....... maybe those two spotted on Pattaya beach........... "Yes it's their fault "..........  Sadly i think this has been a necessary dose of Karma to sort the dung heap out........

[Number 6]

 

I hope that this is just stating of fact and not whinging because as reported by Thai media hotel owners are making the Chinese sleep in the streets despite a booking. Restaurants are hanging rude signs demanding Chinese eat elsewhere.

 

Thai seem quite ok with it.

[Polaky]

Perhaps a quick fix would be to ease up on visa's for westerners, no 90 day reporting, no insurance, no tm28/30, decline the value of the baht, and then do a 2.00am media shoot with finger pointing to farangs and the headline...We want you back!, we were wrong, we admit it, please come back!.

[Isaan Alan]

4 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Russia plans to deport any foreigner found to have the virus. Exactly how they will get an airline to take them has not been detailed.

depart or dearly departed?

 

[mrfill]

2 hours ago, hottrader77 said:

Maybe now thailand will value tourists instead of making stupid visa rules just to get more money , i was told last year a tourist can only have 3 months holiday in thailand and if they do more they are doing illegal wwhich moron made that rule up , when i first came to thailand as a uk citizen i could get a 12 month multi entry tourist visa now can get 2 month stay then extend giving more money to the corrupt authority , change your ways thailand authority or lose billions and it should be 80 baht to a GBP  NOT 40 THB

Visa regulations are often done on a reciprocal basis e.g. you can get a visa exempt entry to the US and they can get the same entering UK. So, if you want this and that for your visa to Thailand, then allow Thai citizens 30 days visa exempt entry, because it sure isn't like that now. Do as you would be done by.

[DrTuner]

7 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

I hope that this is just stating of fact and not whinging because as reported by Thai media hotel owners are making the Chinese sleep in the streets despite a booking. Restaurants are hanging rude signs demanding Chinese eat elsewhere.

Well that welcome turned sour quicker than BJ could ever have dreamed while making new immigration rules up. 

[Nanaplaza666]

I geuss the peking duck pancakes and whole ducks will be on sale soon ????????????nice . Don't worry they are farmed here so no danger ????

[tomauasia]

Had hit the generals hard not Thais. Your average thai never saw a Baht from these pests.

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Russia plans to deport any foreigner found to have the virus. Exactly how they will get an airline to take them has not been detailed.

Air Thai will take them as far as BKK.

[a10ams]

6 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

And this is just the tip of the iceberg

Lettuce hope so.

[kingstonkid]

If SARS is anything to go by then tourism around the world is going to be down.  People get afraid to go to new areas because they do not want to be in crowds.

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, ParkerN said:

Dream on. Half the folk round my neck of the woods don't even know who Prayuth is as they trundle along to the fields to burn some more sugar cane.

 

 

I just did a survey asking Thais if they liked Prayut they pronounced his name as Pry-At in the survey 100% of the people interviewed crossed their forearms across their chest with fists clenched  ❌   all 5 of them.  Thais in general do know who he is they watch TV.

[Burma Man]

7 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Not to worry. According to some posters, the Chinese tourists are only one step above western backpackers and don’t spend any money here. So the ‘real’ loss is not 9.1 billion but 9,100 baht (drop in sales of mama noodles from 7/11. 

In Myanmar these Chinese tourist are called ZERO BUDGET TOURISTS coz they don't bring any money . All Inclusive trips paid already in China.

[Gweiloman]

3 minutes ago, Burma Man said:

In Myanmar these Chinese tourist are called ZERO BUDGET TOURISTS coz they don't bring any money . All Inclusive trips paid already in China.

For group tours, the tour fare is always paid before travel is allowed. No travel agent will allow a customer to join the group if there are outstanding amounts to be paid. 

[brianthainess]

4 hours ago, zib said:

Deadly? Lol. Influenza killed ~600000 last year. That's 1640 per day. Corona needs to keep it up to beat that.

In what countries and what was the death rate the year before it is a preventable and curable virus if you catch it in time, unlike the corona that can multiply quickly