They need farangs tourists more than the need Chinese tourists as Farangs spent money here unlike the Chinese.

The 2 week quarantine in Bangkok is the biggest obstacle to tourists returning.

If Farangs who are married to Thais want to come back let them self ioslate in their own homes. At least that would be a start.

If Vietnam and or the Philippines opens up before Thailand, Thailand is well and truly up the creek without a paddle

11 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

The article seems to be a bit out of date........."But she expressed some optimism that June and July would see a rise in domestic tourism."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???

I believe they have to wait for quarterly occupancy stats ...so June stats would be part of the April, May , June block , and should be available ... but  the , July , August and September quarter is yet to finish ?

2 hours ago, webfact said:

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

Next year? So soon?

They really need to stop trying to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic with this whole domestic tourism rhetoric - you cannot create something out of nothing.  

 

What they need is to immediately start working on changing public opinion on the dangers of COVID, "dirty farangs" and towards the inevitable reopening in Q4. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

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

Nice words. Now you need someone to do it...

Come on, put your back into it!

Jesus !!  if even TAT are facing reality and hard facts it must be bad.

2 hours ago, alyx said:

seriously wounded? Isn't it an understatement?

At death’s door/on it’s last legs/mortally wounded seem more appropriate 

Why do the Thai people in authority keep saying everything we already know? its like a stuck record thats getting really boring.

Give it a mercy bullet. Headshot!

In other words they do not know what to do , have no plan or any ideas. 
 

somehow hoping domestic tourism will pick up without realising 10 million out of job. Many others saw salary cuts and most domestic travel is over the weekend only. 

The 5 R's for the "government" are Resign, Resign, Resign, Resign and Resign. Usurpers are utterly useless.

1 minute ago, robbioff said:

At death’s door/on it’s last legs/mortally wounded seem more appropriate 

Well, if LOS doesn't fully reopen without 14 day quarantine and other nonsense for this high season the tourism industry and all related businesses will well and truly be dead in the water. 

At least TAT isn't trying to convince us that they're on target for 52 million visitors this year, lol!

 

Why doesn't anyone realize that tourism is destructive to the environment, the culture and invites crime. 

they forgot  RRRRRed bull

3 minutes ago, jlwilliamsjr18 said:

Why doesn't anyone realize that tourism is destructive to the environment, the culture and invites crime. 

But now that tourism is the lifeblood, the lack of it must increase more crime? I would love to see data on whether crime has increased in Thailand with less ways available to make some baht. 

Well its getting Rest and Recuperation.

8 minutes ago, jlwilliamsjr18 said:

Why doesn't anyone realize that tourism is destructive to the environment, the culture and invites crime. 

It's becoming more apparent especially in the cities that were flooded with Chinese tours, that the way forward is not tourism. Locals are enjoyng their lives in their home cities. Tourism n the future must be severely limited, so it does not become a visible part of life at all.

Don’t forget, of course, that the majority of Thai’s don’t want foreign tourists coming into the country......

"Seal and Safe" ????

I am just waiting for the next slogan coming up. 

They should be making Thailand a safe place to come where tourists don't feel threatened and can go where they want!

What a lot of nonsense. There is unlikely to be any further tourism well into next year so better be honest. Thailand will have to wait and see how other Asian Countries open up to Tourists and under what conditions so far non have

1 hour ago, Pravda said:

Where's gofundme link? 

It's not them that need the "gofundme"

 

Dec 2019, Thai national debt to GDP was about 36% and is predicted to rise to 46% by the end of the year.

The UK national debt has for the first time just topped 100% of GDP, well above the IMF benchmark of 77% which is seen as leading to economic slowdown.

Thailand may have caught a cold but symptoms are quite mild compared to some other countries.

9 minutes ago, Johnnyy said:

Don’t forget, of course, that the majority of Thai’s don’t want foreign tourists coming into the country......

Who can blame them.

The 5 words mean the same thing...how about one F word....Finished

19 minutes ago, Johnnyy said:

Don’t forget, of course, that the majority of Thai’s don’t want foreign tourists coming into the country......

Which poll are you quoting now?

45 minutes ago, AndresSP said:

Well, if LOS doesn't fully reopen without 14 day quarantine and other nonsense for this high season the tourism industry and all related businesses will well and truly be dead in the water. 

And with it millions of jobs and 10's of millions of lost tourist dollars

maybe they don’t want foreign tourists coming , but they like so much to cheat them for the easy money

Like what a surprise 

You keep the border closed 

While only 58 old people died most infected people just like flu has recovered 

So logically. 

I'd say you gave a different name to basically flu 

And destroyed a the economy 

You have lived with flu and other viruses 

So learn to ajast a move on 

Or tourist industry and all export businesses will be completely out 

Thailand will go back 40 years backwards 

My opinion... 

Anybody thinks otherwise think what ever you want I'm. Tierd of arguing about it 

By the way flu has vaccine 

It don't stop people from being infected or die from it... 

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Rebuild, Rebalance, Refresh, Reboot and Rebound

There's another R that has been forgotten ... Replace the shambles that is supposed to be governing this country