Phuket tourism businesses seek up to B20 billion in assistance over virus fallout

[rooster59]

Phuket tourism businesses seek up to B20 billion in assistance over virus fallout

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana received the request for B20 billion in assistance on Monday (Feb 3). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana on Monday (Feb 3) was handed a formal request for the government to provide up to B20 billion in assistance to tourism businesses suffering as the number of international tourist arrivals continues to plunge in the fallout from the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in China.

 

The same request had already been sent to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the Ministry Finance, explained Kongsak Khoopongsakorn, President of the Thailand Hotels Association Southern chapter, who was at the meeting at Provincial Hall on Monday.

 

Phuket Tourist Association President Bhummikitti Ruktaengam explained that the request for B20bn was for a worst-case scenario of the number of Chinese tourists falling by 90%.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-tourism-businesses-seek-up-to-b20-billion-in-assistance-over-virus-fallout-74734.php

 

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[spiekerjozef]

Maybe the Thai health minister can help

[ChipButty]

I think tourism was in for a drop this year and then the virus came along no saying how bad it will be

[ChipButty]

3 minutes ago, spiekerjozef said:

Maybe the Thai health minister can help

He did

[Just1Voice]

Well, you put all your eggs in the Chinese basket, tossing out all the farange ones, so now deal with it. lol 

[ezzra]

So one month of low tourist numbers and they all ready put the hands out.. what happens to all the billions they raked in when the good times were rolling?...

[ChipButty]

Just now, ezzra said:

So one month of low tourist numbers and they all ready put the hands out.. what happens to all the billions they raked in when the good times were rolling?...

Spent it on football clubs and apartments in London

[NCC1701A]

"If you think I am going to sell my Apple stock you are wrong."

 

[Matzzon]

If they already after only 3 weeks are having this kind of financial problems??? Then they can not be very good at running their businesses. I would say that the first help that should be given would be an education course in how to build up a good foundation for your company when the times are good. Morons!

[sammieuk1]

But 20 billion is all I have left in my Swiss bank said the general????

[Creasy]

We have no plan B and we can’t plan past tomorrow.

 

Show us the mooooonnnnnnneeeeyyy

[4evermaat]

@NamKangMan Phuket, the wake?

Edited February 8, 2020 by 4evermaat

[PatOngo]

57 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

a formal request for the government to provide up to B20 billion in assistance

Oink, Oink!

[shackleton]

But the Tourist board keep telling us the numbers are improving yearly

Will be interesting  to see how many tourists arrive over the Songkran holiday 

Period 

After the Thai Ministers comments about kicking  out Farangs  for not wearing the face masks comment  in Bangkok 

[CGW]

Has anybody actually read the article? or is this just going to be yet another (deserved?) Thai bashing thread!

The article (surprisingly) makes sense, they are asking for loans to be available at 2%.

[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

handed a formal request for the government to provide up to B20 billion in assistance to tourism businesses suffering as the number of international tourist arrivals continues to plunge

Yay, request for free money for not being able to run a business due to specialising in one thing !

 

[Assurancetourix]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

explained that the request for B20bn was for a worst-case scenario of the number of Chinese tourists falling by 90%.

for me a "worst case" is not 90% but 100%

if this 90% becomes 100% how many trillion will they ask for?

 

with or without interest to the key; it does not matter ...

The corona thing has absolutely nothing to do with a natural disaster;
it is a virus created from scratch by sorcerer's apprentices;
that they manage to fix their bulls*hit ..

[spiekerjozef]

Nobody seems to care that tourism is way down in Mukdahan,

not remembering they asked for money...

[DPKANKAN]

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

So one month of low tourist numbers and they all ready put the hands out.. what happens to all the billions they raked in when the good times were rolling?...

And that is just Phuket. If they get anything every town, village or tree hut will want money!!!

[madmen]

2 hours ago, CGW said:

Has anybody actually read the article?

Where's the fun in that? 

[Golden Triangle]

3 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

"If you think I am going to sell my Apple stock you are wrong."

 

The moment he heard the size of his cut of the 20 Billion ???? 

[LivinginKata]

2 hours ago, CGW said:

Has anybody actually read the article? or is this just going to be yet another (deserved?) Thai bashing thread!

The article (surprisingly) makes sense, they are asking for loans to be available at 2%.

 

Yes. Loans at 2% (soft money) modeled on the loans given after the 2005 Tsunami

[justin case]

those a.wipes complained about 3 billion "fake" hospital bill left by farangs not paying... yeah right...   serves them well

 

but now they want a handout of 20 billion

 

loooooooooooooooooooooool

 

I also want a business here and if I don't get enough customers/money, I want some free dosh

[Cake Monster]

These so called " Business,s " were started by people with a get rich quick idea, which was to relieve as many Tourists as possible of their hard earned Money.

Well they succeeded, but now there are no easy pickings, only a carcass of a Chinese Tourist Industry.

Any business with any nounce would have a" Rainy Day " fund to take care of the slack times.

We are only about 3 weeks into this Virus thing, and already they are sticking their grubby mitts out for help.

Poor Business people, who really should be allowed to slip into oblivion, and allow the better run Business,s to shine through.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Phuket Tourist Association President Bhummikitti Ruktaengam explained that the request for B20bn was for a worst-case scenario of the number of Chinese tourists falling by 90%.

No tourists can you bail us out while we sit on our thumbs for the next 3 months!

I wonder where all this bail-out money is coming from?

Fishermen, farmers, rubber plantation owners, rice farmers etc etc etc all asking for a free hand-out.

someone is getting taxed to hell.... but I've never met anyone who pays it?

[Bundooman]

22 hours ago, CGW said:

Has anybody actually read the article? or is this just going to be yet another (deserved?) Thai bashing thread!

The article (surprisingly) makes sense, they are asking for loans to be available at 2%.

And loans are, of course, always repaid by Thai people - yes?

[CGW]

50 minutes ago, Bundooman said:

And loans are, of course, always repaid by Thai people - yes?

Sorry I don't have this privileged information, though I would say that if the larger conglomerates/International hotels are borrowing money that it would be repaid, what do you think? Based on how well Thai banks are performing I would guess that most are repaying their loans!

Your post has an undertone of yet another "Thai knocking" - hope not as it is so easy and frankly gets boring ???? 

[ChipButty]

I'll tell you what is happening the Chinese that are here their flights are being cancelled and some dont want to go home are looking to stay longer one today booked for an extra 5 days maybe stay longer

[Oziex1]

On 2/8/2020 at 12:16 PM, ezzra said:

So one month of low tourist numbers and they all ready put the hands out.. what happens to all the billions they raked in when the good times were rolling?...

They want their cake and they want to eat it to.

[GeorgeCross]

they have no concept of putting a little aside for a rainy day here do they