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


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In my building just down the corridor is a Chinese man sitting in a room with his top off just in shorts, staring at his phone which is playing some loud sounds, with door wide open (to save air con costs I guess) puffing his chain smoking cigarrete smoke out into the corridor. Seems like not much concern about measures to reduce the risks of coronavirus spreading.   

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

Chinese government action to stop tour groups and independent travellers from going abroad has hit Thailand hard

We know they stopped the tour groups but I was under the impression that independent travelers are not affected by any action.

 

There are still Chinese coming here and doing their normal thing.

 

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14 minutes ago, ukrules said:

There are still Chinese coming here and doing their normal thing.

 

~ 40 flights per day (BKK+DMK; probably what another 10-ish going into other airports), but that will probably be reduced by half, or more, as of Thursday.

 

 

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Still allowing the Chinese to enter ? This is a suicidal behavior of Thailand, solely motivated by money. But if the virus spreads, and it will, the money will drain out faster and the few tourists and retirees still spending in Thailand will flee like the plague......some may whime that this is over reacting...but that nasty virus is no joke, mainly for the elderly. So beware and stay safe.

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports said that Chinese government action to stop tour groups and independent travellers from going abroad has hit Thailand hard. 

This happens when you've made a wrong speculation, maybe it's time you started finding strategies to win back the lost tourists!

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

Losses to the tourism sector are now being reported as 9.1 billion baht.

How can it be a loss if you haven't already attained it?

 

Prediction is not one of the 7 Ps this tourism industry should be looking at and remembering:

 

Proper Planning and Practice Prevents P1ss Poor Performance.

 

Don't bet the bank on speculation.......................:thumbsup:

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

In the immediate wake of the outbreak of the coronavirus visitors from China were down 20%. But now it is more like 80%. 

I get the feeling that the TAT are going to start publishing a new figure called the non-virus estimation figure that will be used to show that Thailand IS having more tourists but they are just not coming due to the virus

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