TAT: Thai tourism is "seriously wounded" - 2020 needs the "5 R's"

 

Picture: The Bangkok Insight

 

A deputy leader of Thailand's tourism authority told a meeting that the country's tourism sector is seriously wounded from the coronavirus pandemic. 

 

The country won't get anywhere near its target of 41.8 million tourists for this year.

 

In fact Thapanee Kiatphaibool said Thailand would be lucky to get 7 million visitors. 

 

And more than 6 million of those had already come and gone in the first three months of the year before the pandemic and its economic effect took hold during the lockdown of the country. 

 

But she expressed some optimism that June and July would see a rise in domestic tourism.

 

Indeed the domestic market could "be the savior for tourism operators" she told the "Restart Thailand" seminar.

 

There were plenty of buzzwords flying about at the seminar and Thapanee threw out her own "Five Rs".

 

These were the need to Rebuild, Rebalance, Refresh, Reboot and Rebound" in the tourism sector. 

 

Under "rebound" she commented on plans for places like Phuket to introduce a new model called "Seal and Safe" in which tourists are restricted in where they can travel for their own safety.

 

She said that post Covid tourism was all about "trust" and assuring health and the SHA (Safety and Health Administration) certification of businesses was an important part in that. 

 

The seminar also saw a surprise reappearance of former minister for Tourism and Sports Weerasak Kowsurat who stressed the need to spur the sector regarding domestic tourism.

 

He said that a group of the Thai population that had suffered greatly were young people who had left their villages to work in cities and who had lost their jobs. 

 

Focus on this group was important in aiding Thailand's economic recovery, he said. 

 

Source: The Bangkok Insight

 

 

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Let me see :

 

1) Rooting

2) Rogering

3) Rimming

4) Runting

5) Romping

 

Not so easy in quarantine though.

 

 

seriously wounded? Isn't it an understatement?

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

The country won't get anywhere near its target of 41.8 million tourists for this year

The understatement of the year, people at TAT are getting paid to state the obvious and come up with catchy slogans to woo non existent imaginary tourist...

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

These were the need to Rebuild, Rebalance, Refresh, Reboot and Rebound" in the tourism sector.

Racket , Risible , Ramble , Rabble , Rummage might be alternatives told in a raconteur sort of way .. 

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

Under "rebound" she commented on plans for places like Phuket to introduce a new model called "Seal and Safe" in which tourists are restricted in where they can travel for their own safety.

If tourists are restricted in where they can travel, they quite simply won't come.

 

No rebound, not even a "dead cat bounce"!

 

"These were the need to Rebuild, Rebalance, Refresh, Reboot and Rebound" in the tourism sector. "

 

An exercise in clutching at straws.

17 minutes ago, webfact said:

In fact Thapanee Kiatphaibool said Thailand would be lucky to get 7 million visitors. 

 

And more than 6 million of those had already come and gone in the first three months of the year

A telling statement

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

TAT: Thai tourism is "seriously wounded"

 

They should….

 

Rebuild - Up the quarantine period to 30 days…

 

Rebalance – By announcing a new TAT officially approved ‘Virtual Thailand’ package promotion….

 

Refresh - Transport millions of arriving tourists to their officially approved quarantine hotels….

 

Reboot - Give everyone 30 officially approved ‘Virtual Thailand’ DVDs to watch while in quarantine….

 

Rebound - After 30 days take everyone back to the airport for deportation. Count the money.

 

Can't miss.

 

 

 

They forgot the most important one: REOPEN.

we can play scrabble all day, but at this point the only five R's that will save tourism are:

 

1) chineR

2) chineR

3) chineR

4) chineR

5) chineR

The first words beginning with R that comes to mind regarding the current junta are reprehensible and repugnant 

How about. 

1. Remove 1st covid19 test

2. Remove fit to fly certificate 

3. Remove the requirement to get the Embassy to sign the fit to fly certificate 

4. Remove the US%100k insurance requirement

5. Remove compulsory quarantine 

18 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:

we can play scrabble all day, but at this point the only five R's that will save tourism are:

 

1) chineR

2) chineR

3) chineR

4) chineR

5) chineR

Yea, but China is never going to pay Reparations for what they've done. 

When the foreigners come, would that be;

1 Rip them off

2 Rip them off

3 Rip them off

4 Rip them off 

5 Rip them of

OR

1 Rort

2 Rort

3 Rort

4 Rort

5 Rort

 

rort

/rɔːt/

Learn to pronounce

noun

 

1.

 

a fraudulent or dishonest act or practice.

 

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge

 

I was watching Dodgeball....

The Fat Lady is just getting started.

 

 

I've heard the phrase 'he's the type who swallowed a dictionary', but I think the lady pictured swallowed a thesaurus. Either that or they let a management consultant loose!

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Indeed the domestic market could "be the savior for tourism operators" she told the "Restart Thailand" seminar.

The obvious flaw there is that many thais are unemployed, furlouged, flat broke and losing their homes. The idea of going on a holiday is laughable.

She may of course float the idea of an 80%-90% discount, which may tempt the people in the begging food queues 

 

Seriously wounded seriously dead more like just been viewing a live Samui webcam 5 people on the beach 3 in the water and 1 dog to increase the footfall that's it????

Some other R's that the Govt. need to work on are:-

1.       Racism (Dirty Farang)

2.       Roadkill (20,000 plus killed yearly on the roads)

3.       Rip-offs (Dual pricing)

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

The understatement of the year, people at TAT are getting paid to state the obvious and come up with catchy slogans to woo non existent imaginary tourist...

Job security? how long before "someone" realises that they are funding a defunct agency to the tune of billions of Baht a year!

 

"But she expressed some optimism that June and July would see a rise in domestic tourism."

 

Was this from last May?

Well I think she is a nice bit of stuff. 

 

Good to hear a Thai tell the truth.

The only R‘s you need to worry about are Restriction and Rubbish. 
 

Lift the first and stop spouting  the second and people may come back. 
 

Anything else is just a waste of breath. 
 

1 hour ago, Hayduke said:

 

They should….

 

Rebuild - Up the quarantine period to 30 days…

 

Rebalance – By announcing a new TAT officially approved ‘Virtual Thailand’ package promotion….

 

Refresh - Transport millions of arriving tourists to their officially approved quarantine hotels….

 

Reboot - Give everyone 30 officially approved ‘Virtual Thailand’ DVDs to watch while in quarantine….

 

Rebound - After 30 days take everyone back to the airport for deportation. Count the money.

 

Can't miss.

 

 

 

As an added bonus, Reopen your wallet-  Heaven forbid you come, but reopen your wallet and just send money.

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

The understatement of the year, people at TAT are getting paid to state the obvious and come up with catchy slogans to woo non existent imaginary tourist...

A bit like religion... ????   

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There were plenty of buzzwords flying about at the seminar and Thapanee threw out her own "Five Rs".

Ah, gone are the days of Amazing Trusted Thailand... ????

Where's gofundme link? 

The article seems to be a bit out of date........."But she expressed some optimism that June and July would see a rise in domestic tourism." It would appear to be August now, or is she referring to next year???

Rubbish...