Popular Post snoop1130 Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 ‘10,000 Thai tour guides out of jobs’ By The Nation Wirote Sitaprasertnand The Tourist Guide Association says over 10,000 Thai tour guides have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak choking off business from China and the government has to help them. Wirote Sitaprasertnand, the association’s president, has written to Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn requesting remedial measures. Wirote asked for tourism promotions to generate more work for guides and travel agencies and training for guides in additional languages and techniques for boosting the quality of travel services, as well as an “allowance” system to support guides left with no income. Warning that Thai guides catering to tourists of all nationalities, not just Chinese, stand to lose while the scare persists, he said the government has to turn crisis into opportunity by increasing everyone’s potential ahead of the next high season. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30382030 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-02-12 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YetAnother Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Warning that Thai guides catering to tourists of all nationalities, not just Chinese, stand to lose while the scare persists, he said the government has to turn crisis into opportunity by increasing everyone’s potential ahead of the next high season. 180 degrees wrong; what he wants is for the govt to deep pocket him and his organization and then, maybe , maybe some of that money might make it to the people he cites; far more likely is every member of his family gets a brand new mercedes 12 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orton Rd Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 Amazon coffee and Starbucks are always hiring 10 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just1Voice Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 Gosh, people might have to actually go out and find a real job. lol 6 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunpa Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, Just1Voice said: Gosh, people might have to actually go out and find a real job. lol And with the worlds lowest unemployment rate this should not be a problem, right?.....Or?......... 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CNXexpat Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Just1Voice said: Gosh, people might have to actually go out and find a real job. lol I guess you don´t know that tour guides have to show their knowledge at a test and the license costs approx. 40,000 Baht. But hey, they can find a job in restaurants, markets, massages, hotels - oh wait, they have problems too (numbers for Chiang Mai): - Hotel bookings down 50-80%- Elephant camp bookings down 50-80%- Car rental business down 50%- Money exchanges down 40%- Clothes sales down as much as 90% (they may mean markets)- Van operators and tour guide services down 70-80%- Massage parlors down 80-90% Edited February 12, 2020 by CNXexpat 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 they can go and talk to ANUTIN or whatever his name is and work in the factory to make masks 1 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just1Voice Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 I have been predicting a crash such as this for a number of years now, I just did not know it would be a little virus that would bring it about. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) I normally flight visit home country April /May but not booking as never know how this go evolve , as flight money can be postponed , but my studio booking almost not ….. just suppose they could make rule in Europe or U.K. all must go quarantine from China or East Asia …… money spend for nothing . As in beginning a Sky news Video link with American in China virus city , told U.SA gov. contact expected the top of contagion in April ….. and it looks it is going that way Edited February 12, 2020 by david555 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz1 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 That's ok the army can employ them just more generals needed the Chinese will save them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 But still the Baht marches on so face saved ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 So tragic, maybe the Europeans will come back one day if they make it possible to get a visa without spending half the day on a crappy website. 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ExpatLife Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, ukrules said: So tragic, maybe the Europeans will come back one day if they make it possible to get a visa without spending half the day on a crappy website. I heard something about pigs being able to fly 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 They can always revert to that age old mass employer...……....watching rice grow! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Colabamumbai Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 They can go back to the farm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Deli Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 This happens when focusing on 1 market only and at the same time driving out all the others. Definitely not the sharpest tools in command. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 4 hours ago, ukrules said: So tragic, maybe the Europeans will come back one day if they make it possible to get a visa without spending half the day on a crappy website. and have a holiday with clean air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 So have the TAT revised the figure down from a 5% rise to a 4.9% rise yet ? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted February 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2020 I am a tad concerned that some of those out of work may choose the option of mugging old expats like me. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Might soon re-employ them as morticians 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 12 hours ago, CNXexpat said: I guess you don´t know that tour guides have to show their knowledge at a test and the license costs approx. 40,000 Baht. But hey, they can find a job in restaurants, markets, massages, hotels - oh wait, they have problems too (numbers for Chiang Mai): - Hotel bookings down 50-80%- Elephant camp bookings down 50-80%- Car rental business down 50%- Money exchanges down 40%- Clothes sales down as much as 90% (they may mean markets)- Van operators and tour guide services down 70-80%- Massage parlors down 80-90% Test????? If that's so, how come none of the Thai guides on the tours I went on were much use? Most couldn't even speak English properly. I could have done a better job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Colabamumbai said: They can go back to the farm. Excellent idea ; we are sorely lacking in labor in the rice fields and sugar cane fields which we are forced to burn before cutting because of this: no workers ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, PatOngo said: They can always revert to that age old mass employer...……....watching rice grow! And so the Thai girls become slim again by .. "real working"... vertical....???? . Edited February 13, 2020 by david555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said: Test????? If that's so, how come none of the Thai guides on the tours I went on were much use? Most couldn't even speak English properly. I could have done a better job. Cheap tours , cheap guides and maybe not even licensed. I have 6 perfect English speaking guides with a license working for me freelance at a cost of 1,500.- THB per guide per day. Edited February 13, 2020 by terminatorchiangmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, terminatorchiangmai said: Cheap tours , cheap guides and maybe not even licensed. I have 6 perfect English speaking guides with a license working for me freelance at a cost of 1,500.- THB per guide per day. How's business for you? A tour guide I know in Chiang Mai ( multi-lingual ) says all of his work is in Vietnam, nothing in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lacessit said: How's business for you? A tour guide I know in Chiang Mai ( multi-lingual ) says all of his work is in Vietnam, nothing in Thailand. Business is down 30 % and i not even have Chinese clients. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 19 minutes ago, terminatorchiangmai said: Business is down 30 % and i not even have Chinese clients. Much like I am hearing for other businesses. Some restaurants are closing for lunch to save on overheads. Visa agents are in the same boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Deli said: This happens when focusing on 1 market only and at the same time driving out all the others. Definitely not the sharpest tools in command. Not helped by the fact that 90% of the minsters and 90% of the senior beaurocrats have little to zero knowledg, experience, insight or capability in the subject areas where they are assigned. And even worse they're only interested in one thing; their turn at the trough, their %, showing off their expensive cars to their buddies, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebo Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Make hay while the sun shines and save it for a rainy day ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 That seems like a awful lot of tour guides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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