Asean tourism ministers exchange ideas on helping industry recover

[webfact]

Asean tourism ministers exchange ideas on helping industry recover

By THE NATION

 

Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn

 

Asean tourism ministers held a teleconference to discuss measures for recovery of the industry.

 

Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn took part in the conference on Wednesday (April 29).

 

He said that the meeting aimed to exchange information and guidelines to contain the spread of Covid-19 virus through the Asean Tourism Crisis Communications Team (ATCCT).

 

“Thailand has already implemented measures to mitigate the impact on entrepreneurs and employees in the tourism industry,” he said. 

 

“In the next phase, we will issue additional measures to maintain tourism capability, generate revenue for tourism venues, develop skills for tourism personnel, establish safety standards on tourism and health, help tourism entrepreneurs, and create effective communication.”

 

He added that the Asean tourism ministers agreed to exchange information and guidelines to contain the spread of Covid-19 virus through the ATCCT.

 

“In addition, we will implement measures to create confidence among tourists who travel to Asean countries,” he added. “Meanwhile, we will comply with the rehabilitation plan to help tourism and the economy recover after the Covid-19 outbreak is resolved.”

 

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[chris_samui]

After all what happened here the last weeks, I am the last person to promote this SCHEISSE COUNTRY to anyone

[ukrules]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

“Thailand has already implemented measures to mitigate the impact on entrepreneurs and employees in the tourism industry,” he said. 

lol

[Thailand]

Banning alcohol would be a good start, but maybe what tourists there might be may not like that?

Anyway no country would do that would they?

[Tarteso]

Try again with Indians, there are hundreds of thousands potencial turists.

[jmccarty]

The booze ban will definitely help the recovery!  Nobody wants to come to Thailand and have a beer or wine on their holiday.

[ozz1]

Come to Thailand go to hotel and quarantine for 14 days at over inflated prices and not allowed to have a beer I'm sure they will be lining up to do that  idiots!

[RotBenz8888]

The last guide lines was 100 000usd insurance and the almost impossible neg covid certificate. For the few who managed to obtain those, they shut the boarders in front of their noses. 

[xtof2]

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

In the next phase, we will issue additional measures to maintain tourism capability, generate revenue for tourism venues, develop skills for tourism personnel, establish safety standards on tourism and health, help tourism entrepreneurs, and create effective communication.”

How long for this next phase !

 

And anyway, it looks like they won't even have an airline to bring people in, so...

[holy cow cm]

A government of total incapables. Even put their brains together collectively will sink it further into oblivion. Axe the military and get real men and women who know what they are doing.

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“Thailand has already implemented measures to mitigate the impact on entrepreneurs and employees in the tourism industry,” he said. 

which ones, the 100K USD insurance, the over valuated baht, sorry but that will not help mitigate the financial impact on the contrary

[ChouDoufu]

i dunno, call me nuts, but, ummm, since you're wanting to "lure" foreign tourists back to thailand, perhaps you maybe might consider.....now this is the really crazy part!......asking foreign tourists what would help them decide on their future tourism destinations.  (assuming there indeed is foreign tourism in the near future.)

 

i realize surveying your target audience probably won't be as enjoyable or profitable as another asean summit junket, bu......ah, never mind.  have a nice conference!

[madmitch]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thailand has already implemented measures to mitigate the impact on entrepreneurs and employees in the tourism industry,” he said

By a low interest, low amount loan and a 5000 baht a month subsidy that most people applying are being turned down for anyway.

 

Hardly something for the billionaire's husband to be proud of.

[sammieuk1]

Here's one idea open it????

[DrTuner]

How about giving it a headshot and figuring something else out. Mass tourism was a worse plague than covid.

[smedly]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Asean tourism ministers exchange ideas on helping industry recover

top of the list 

 

get rid of government Ministers that have publicly displayed their hatred and disrespect towards foreigners

[smedly]

1 hour ago, jmccarty said:

The booze ban will definitely help the recovery!  Nobody wants to come to Thailand and have a beer or wine on their holiday.

IMO this booze ban is aimed directly at foreigners, I believe it is their vindictive immature way of trying get back at us because we call them out and criticize at every opportunity - they hate it 

 

Also Thais have ways and means and are not affected in any way close to foreigners except those that depend on the sales but who cares about them

 

I sincerely hope that western tourist take a very long time coming back here - it is clear they are not wanted or liked

 

 

[jmccarty]

10 minutes ago, smedly said:

IMO this booze ban is aimed directly at foreigners 

 

Thais have ways and means and are not affected in any way close to foreigners except those that depend on the sales 

Then they can have a tourism industry like Brunei has.  Pretty scenic white sand beaches, nobody, not even locals on them.

[alant]

Virtual tourism is the answer.

No need to leave the armchair in your native country, just gaze at the deserted beaches and the poor villagers with you glass in your hand...

 

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Asean tourism ministers exchange ideas on helping industry recover

Not a hope in hell, with the Baht strength still unusually high no-one is coming here anytime soon.

When the world countries open up eventually to tourism much better deals will be found closer to home to get the punters moving, the gloves will be off to entice the tourists back to make up for losses, promotions and cut-price-deals will be the name of the game.

Thailand will have to offer more than a Wai and Walking street!

 

[lujanit]

What a waste of time this teleconference was.  In the end each country will do what they feel is in their best interests.

[Searat7]

I never thought so would say this but the country could really use Thaksin right now.

[Isaan sailor]

Less is more, Thailand.  Less Chinese zero-Baht hordes,  More high spending tourists. 

[rasmus5150]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

“In the next phase, we will issue additional measures to maintain tourism capability, generate revenue for tourism venues, develop skills for tourism personnel, establish safety standards on tourism and health, help tourism entrepreneurs, and create effective communication.”

Stop trying to educate people regarding how to service tourists, it never works - they will all go back to their mobile phones in no time.

 

The best idea would be to CLEAN UP, and keep everything nice and tidy in the future. Tourism sector in Thailand have been complacent for far too long.....

[rasmus5150]

2 hours ago, Searat7 said:

I never thought so would say this but the country could really use Thaksin right now.

Why?

Do you need Bankruptcy

Flooding

Killing in the South

List goes on and on and on

[Creasy]

A global recession and they think your Average Joe, Sven, Helmut and Wong are in a mad rush to visit Thailand even while the virus is still hanging around 

[Cake Monster]

All this talk about luring Tourists back to Thailand, and yet there is very little talk about assisting Business,s in the Country,

I am starting to think, that due to the rhetoric, and all the Tourism focused action, that the true amount of Tourist money in relationship to GDP is closer to 40% than the stated 20%.

There seems an awful lot of emphasis being placed on only 20% of GDP.

What about the other 80%

[bloodyholly]

19 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

All this talk about luring Tourists back to Thailand, and yet there is very little talk about assisting Business,s in the Country,

I am starting to think, that due to the rhetoric, and all the Tourism focused action, that the true amount of Tourist money in relationship to GDP is closer to 40% than the stated 20%.

There seems an awful lot of emphasis being placed on only 20% of GDP.

What about the other 80%

The sad truth is the current administration are bereft of ideas, they haven’t a clue in which direction to go when it comes to assisting businesses. At least with appearing to concentrate on luring the tourists back, ifsaid tourists fail to appear the blame can be blamed solely on the foreigners