Chinese tourism obliterated, but not to worry they'll be back at the double later, says minister

[AndrewMciver]

8 hours ago, AndrewMciver said:

 

Nonsense. 

 

When one vacation, rarely does it crop into their mind "oh that neighbouring country treated us well, i shall go visit". 

 

They come to Thailand because of the climate, 'cheapness', etc 

 

I'm from the UK. Like millions of others, we enjoy going to Europe, be it Germany, France, Italy - never does it even enter ones mind 'oh those pesky Germans, let's boycott these beer festivals'. 

 

It will be the same for the Chinese. Once this is over, they will go on holidays as usual. If they can afford Japan, Korea, Singapore, then they will go there, regardless of whether during a virus outbreak those countries weren't seeming to lick their governments <deleted>. 

 

In saying all this then, it does beg the question why Thailand hasn't just gone ahead and introduced a temporary Ban on visitors from China, like others. Loyalty won't play a part in anyones vacation. 

 

Furthermore, the Chinese tourism industry will return in force.

[canuckamuck]

Thailand must be the only country sad that the Chinese aren't arriving. Everyone else is happy there not coming.

[Moonfire]

There is many months still ahead before this peaks.

 

Whatever numbers China are giving, best to times that by 10.

 

It will take this virus just as long to come back down, before it is really OK to travel. At least 4 months away. Also, if you allow travel too soon with this virus you just start all over again.

 

Whatever money you might make or double in the future, does NOTHING to fill your belly now and pay your house payment. 

 

Winter has come to Thailand!

[DoctorG]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The current slowdown would be made up in the second half of the year when double the usual number would come back to Thailand. 

 

Whether this was based on any scientific analysis or was just a throwaway comment, the media did not elaborate, notes Thaivisa.

A real journalist would have pressed for an answer.

[tomazbodner]

Can this minister be fined and jailed for spreading fake news if this doesn't happen?

[realfunster]

4 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said:

Richard Barrow in Thailand

13 mins · 

The Thai Minister of Public Health today angrily said all of those [CENSORED] farang tourists should be kicked out of Thailand if they refuse to wear face masks. He went on to say that the Chinese and other Asian tourists accepted the face masks he handed out, but not those [CENSORED] European tourists.

* The word I censored is ไอ้พวกฝรั่งนักท่องเที่ยว which is a very derogatory way to refer to people. I don’t want to say it in English. The last part is “farang tourist” meaning Caucasians.

 

Welcome to Thailand. The Land of Smiles.

 

In Google translate it is suggested as b'stard tourists ????

[Rimmer]

Off topic post from a blogger source removed

[IamNoone88]

... they never learn ... 

[Krungbin]

Maybe....not sure!

[FarFlungFalang]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

This will mean a year round shortfall of 300 billion baht,  reported the media.

 

5 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Barely?

 

3,000?

 

Is that the approximate number arriving each day? Or the total number currently in country?

 

 

They sound like unsubstantiated figures posted without supporting links or sources and will no doubt be deleted shortly or risk being prosecuted under the new law prohibiting the spread of fake news.

[Guderian]

Well whatever the government thinks about the loss of revenue from the Chinese tourists, there are some unarguable positives coming from the current situation.

 

● Fewer airplanes, buses, boats and taxis belching fumes into an atmosphere which in recent weeks has already had dreadful air quality. It won't fix the problem, of course, but it can't hurt.

 

● Many fewer tourists using the country's limited water resources in the middle of a very bad period of drought. Again, it won't fix the problem, but it can't hurt.

 

● And it's a win for the world, China is far and away the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and almost all of its tourists will fly to Thailand.

 

Can anyone think of more wins or positive points (other than the obviously racist ones, lol)?

[mickymouse1]

Advance booking, shows the doubling of Chinese tourists coming to LOS????

[Fairynuff]

So the zero dollar tourists will be back...and twice as many of them. That means they’ll be spending twice as much. Now let me calculate that....what’s zero doubled......

[miamiman123]

What do u expect him to say? He’s part of the problem 

[lensta]

43 minutes ago, realfunster said:

 

In Google translate it is suggested as b'stard tourists ????

Well if anyone had any doubt as to what the Thai government think of western people, you now know.

[Stargeezr]

So during  these tough times, has the TAT,  thanked the Russians, Europeans,

or any other tourists, who are still holidaying in Thailand? It seems like only

China and Indian tourists are still being wooed, and forget everyone else.

Thanks TAT,  the rest of us tourists feel so welcomed and appreciated.

Geezer

[Pedrogaz]

They better start building a lot more hotels in key spots if the number is going to double. I wonder what banker would lend a developer money based on this minister's words?

[Elfin]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

That's what doctors also tells you about gentile herpes...

Gentile?? Ha ha ha! That is one of your better Freudian slips 

Blessed are the gentiles with herpes........

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

But he has said that in the second half of the year twice as many as usual will flood back to Thailand.

If that's the case you better build some more hotels

[Spock]

Both countries are now getting what they deserve. It's karma, the price paid in the case of the Chinese for eating anything that moves and killing it as painfully as possible, and for being such arrogant a-holes when abroad. For the Thais, they don't care about much beyond the inflow of the tourist dollar. Som nam na.

[DrTuner]

22 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

 I wonder what banker would lend a developer money based on this minister's words?

A Chinese one. Good way to continue infiltrating.

[BobbyL]

This simpleton does come out with some absolute pearlers. 

 

 

 

[Tarteso]

A little compassion, colleagues. Apart from the Government, a lot of huge workers, hoped to win to improve their quality of life this year ... collateral damage ... is called.

[timendres]

4 hours ago, AndrewMciver said:

Nonsense. 

 

When one vacation, rarely does it crop into their mind "oh that neighbouring country treated us well, i shall go visit". 

 

They come to Thailand because of the climate, 'cheapness', etc 

 

I'm from the UK. Like millions of others, we enjoy going to Europe, be it Germany, France, Italy - never does it even enter ones mind 'oh those pesky Germans, let's boycott these beer festivals'. 

 

It will be the same for the Chinese. Once this is over, they will go on holidays as usual. If they can afford Japan, Korea, Singapore, then they will go there, regardless of whether during a virus outbreak those countries weren't seeming to lick their governments <deleted>. 

 

In saying all this then, it does beg the question why Thailand hasn't just gone ahead and introduced a temporary Ban on visitors from China, like others. Loyalty won't play a part in anyones vacation. 

You obviously do not understand China's government. How do you think they shut down every tour group coming out of China at this moment? The vast majority of Chinese travelers travel as part of these groups, and the control the government has over them is as powerful as the control they have over every citizen. In fact, if China decided tomorrow that no Chinese citizen would ever step foot in Japan again, the next day Japan would have not one Chinese national on it's soil. China has penalized countries with tourism, and will continue to do so.

[Reigntax]

They will need to build many more hotels to cater for the doubling in the second half!!!!

????????????

[sambum]

"Thailand's embattled minister for tourism and sports has told the Thai media that tourists from China have all but stopped coming to Thailand. 

But he has said that in the second half of the year twice as many as usual will flood back to Thailand."

 

Oh, that's all right then, I'll tell my bank manager that everything will be OK!

[BritManToo]

6 hours ago, bluesofa said:

It does make you wonder how the selection committee for ministers works:

Are they put in a room, given a news report concerning a grave situation, then given fifteen seconds to announce a positive reponse?

I think it's more to do with your previous rank in the army and the wealth of your family.

[sambum]

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

That's what doctors also tells you about gentile herpes...

Is "gentile" herpes the sort that you catch from a "non believer"?

 

Or maybe you meant a less severe ("gentle"?) infection?

[TKDfella]

Well Minister, I shouldn't be a bit surprised if a couple of million Chinese tourist do come in the near future...but by then Thailand will be an officially recognised annex of China. And no I'm not joking. That's what I've read elsewhere that both the USA and Europe see Thailand as moving closer to the far east. But this year? Nope, I don't think so.

[SiSePuede419]

Those inscrutable Chinese!  You just can't tell what they're thinking with those poker faces. ????