KKr Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Brunolem said: One wonder why foreigners would accept to jump through so many (expensive) hoops in order to go in holiday, especially the Chinese who don't lack places to visit within their own country. indeed, I am told some of the local attractions are operating as usual or better this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Kadilo said: Everyone except Thailand. They have had it so good for so long they have totally lost all sense of perspective and reality. It’s not surprising Thai women think foreigners are all millionaires and have 6 months holiday a year. And a tree in the garden that grows 100 Euro bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 So there no flight coming on the 25th then????????????????????????classic....pure jokers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, baboon said: Be careful what you wish for. They may make it even harder in a sulking fit. For the "genuine tourist", I don't see how it could be! IMO, no tourist including "snowbirds" (includes me) is even considering Thailand unless and until the quarantine requirements are waived or very heavily modified....and for that to happen, the authorities would have to back down so massively that they'd lose all face. Insurance isn't a problem, flights will slowly open up, even getting a test before leaving home to get a COE is irritating but "doable" but 2 weeks in their quarantine - no thank you! OK this thread specifically refers to the Chinese, but what tourist of any nationality is even going to consider Thailand at present? Different for those of you who live and have relationships / possessions in Thailand, I do realise but this thread is about STV and, as I say Chinese in particular. And @rumak I guess this serves as a reply to you too. Edited October 12, 2020 by VBF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jackcwba Posted October 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2020 They look more like morons every single day.. nobody is coming with quarentine even if it’s 7 days.. face the truth... open the flood gates or keep suffering! Simple ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OumarhindaOunsingha Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Destiny1990 said: Is their limitation filter of allowing max 1200 overseas visitors a week still necessary? ???????? Nice one! ???? ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malthebluff Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: You have<deleted> your tourism industry, and people will look for alternative, more accommodating destinations ! Congratulations ! So true there are much better and cheaper places where you dont need to jump through hoops and once people go this will be their main holiday destination for many years to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) Glad they didn't apply and none are coming, China just started testing 9 million people as they found a cluster of new infections after people returned from their golden week vacation Edited October 12, 2020 by Mavideol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rumak Posted October 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, VBF said: OK this thread specifically refers to the Chinese, but what tourist of any nationality is even going to consider Thailand at present? i agree. Just to add, threads on forums tend to go off in many different directions. Hopefully the main topic ( this one relating to "tourists" coming, or not, at this time) does not get completely lost. The main point, to most respondents, i believe , is that whether a tourist or someone living here....... the requirements to come now are ..........absurd 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldriglikvid Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Myself, being in my mid 30s and love everything Thailand has to offer - and were (up until recently) spending 6-8 months per year in the country, I could never align the idea that there was a demand for this kind of a setup. 0 submissions from a country of 1.4 billion. Working in corporate finance I've asked around (for fun) with some high worth individuals (older peeps), and there's a common: no chance in hell. "Thailand is good, but not quarantine 2 weeks good". Who did the market research for Thailand? How on earth can they be so uninformed with something that is an essential part of their economy. Amazes me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nout Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: You have<deleted> your tourism industry, and people will look for alternative, more accommodating destinations ! Congratulations ! They the Thai people don't want you. Why should 25 million agrarian workers care about Pattaya tourism? Thailand will spring back eventually and not rely on foreigners. Go look for better places. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nout Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, Mavideol said: Glad they didn't apply and none are coming, China just started testing 9 million people as they found a cluster of new infections after people returned from their golden week vacation Yep the Thais are not stupid like the brits, yanks or Aussies. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) I have been told quite confidently by a Thai that some Chinese tourists arrived in Thailand on schedule, apparently it was reported in one of the Thai language newspapers very recently, maybe they made a mistake in their reports. Edited October 12, 2020 by ukrules 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OumarhindaOunsingha Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Jackcwba said: open the flood gates or keep suffering! Simple ! 100% agree! 2 hours ago, Jackcwba said: nobody is coming with quarentine even if it’s 7 days.. Yes, I think so, too, because if 14 days kept everyone away, then why would 7 days make people come? Will not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmonman Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I completed the first step in applying but am told Canada is “medium risk” country and not allowed . But, the article implies, they are going to open it to the UK? Their COVID-19 numbers are worse than ours! If they ever come through and approve me for this visa, I’m not sure I would go for it, given all the expense and hassle and I am pretty motivated to get back for personal reasons. Someone with some common sense needs to review this whole program and make it workable, but I am not sure anyone fitting that description works at the TAT or any of the other government departments involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selatan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Mavideol said: Glad they didn't apply and none are coming, China just started testing 9 million people as they found a cluster of new infections after people returned from their golden week vacation Please do not spread fake news. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/12/asia/china-qingdao-coronavirus-golden-week-intl-hnk/index.html Quote China has been largely coronavirus free since mid-August, with all cases reported by the country imported from elsewhere. But as of October 11, Qingdao has reported a dozen locally transmitted cases, all of which have been linked to a hospital treating imported infections, the city's Municipal Health Commission said in a statement Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OumarhindaOunsingha Posted October 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Nout said: They the Thai people don't want you. Why should 25 million agrarian workers care about Pattaya tourism? Thailand will spring back eventually and not rely on foreigners. Go look for better places. Good luck! Because half the daughters of all these agrarian workers are working in Pattaya, supporting these agrarian workers... ???? ???????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 12 hours ago, steelepulse said: A tribute to Eddie Van Halen, nice. Where have all the good times gone. Pete Seeger. Where have all the flowers gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4reaL Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, whaleboneman said: Pete Seeger. Where have all the flowers gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Not even this a$$hat? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Willem3 Posted October 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thailand: forget about fantasy programs such as the STV or a Phuket program. Start with allowing all longstay visa holders come back. Including all who have a NON O retirement visa yearly extension. This is far better for all involved. The visaholders know Thailand and are far better integrated in Thailand then a new visitor in this crazy covid situation. They will spend their money, meet again with their loves and friends they have been missing so long. Thailand; please stop with all these extra hoops to jump through. We are all willing to prevent covid coming to Thailand and keep Thailand safe while we are there. But keep the conditions for returning to Thailand simple and realistic. Then we will all benefit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricTh Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) With all those strict requirement, which true tourist would want to come? Vegetarian festival indeed.... As I have said, remove all the 14 days quarantine, insurance requirements etc and they will come. Just do a Covid test in their home country. That should be sufficient before giving approval to allow them to board the plane. This is the only practical way. Edited October 12, 2020 by EricTh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourdon Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 14 hours ago, NCC1701A said: Where have all the tourists gone? Long time passing Where have all the tourists gone? Long time ago Where have all the tourists gone? Thais ripped them off, every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Thank you for the Seeger and Hickerson nostalgia The adaptation is still relevant today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 16 hours ago, ezzra said: The thing is, because of their skin color, you can't tell if a Thai has a red face or not, but i'm sure that there are more than a few and some even with eggs on their faces... Another way of spotting this is a unexpected punch to the back of the head, one of which I have experienced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 16 hours ago, Phuketshrew said: Yes, it seems that loss of face is selective and can be countered by simply spinning out more lies .... Perhaps less spinning, and more twirling? Yes thats it...glorious beautiful thai twirling! Bring in the dancers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 15 hours ago, Brunolem said: why no refund was offered to the (virtual) visitors. Virtual visitors are what one expects when you live in a bubble dreamworld ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 15 hours ago, NCC1701A said: Where have all the tourists gone? Long time passing Where have all the tourists gone? Long time ago Where have all the tourists gone? Thais ripped them off, every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? The lesson is repeated until it is learned grasshopper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 15 hours ago, farang85 said: China is a fair-weather friend . Roll out the All You Can eat Shrimp Buffets-----sorry thai hot pots, we have a new glorious marketing plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 15 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: No they have come off of the track now.... Just another day in LOS...as the river continues to run dry....drip by drip..baht by baht..one less soapie https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/thailand-train-crash-bus-near-bangkok-dead-13254184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChakaKhan Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 14 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: Yes I said Fake News! Cease and Desist. Immediately. Thats my Thing. Signed Donald J Trump #CovfefeCovidCure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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