Chinese tourists will be spending up to 400K each in their short time in Thailand, TAT chief

[rooster59]

Chinese tourists will be spending up to 400K each in their short time in Thailand, TAT chief
 

Image: Channel 7

 

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand told Channel 7 that the group of Chinese tourists that arrived from Shanghai and are now visiting the seaside after passing through a 14 day quarantine would be spending between 300,000 and 400,000 baht each.

 

They will be here for a month in total.

 

Yuthasak Suphasorn said there were 39 of them.

 

This was roughly the originally reported number and different to other reports that suggested there were 33, notes Thaivisa. 

 

The tourists were the first group on the STV (special tourist visa) and arrived in Bangkok where they underwent the two week quarantine at a luxury hotel. It was unclear whether the cost of their quarantine was part of the governor's assessment of their spending power.

 

Yuthasak said it was just a matter of a few days before the next group of more than 100 tourists from Gwangzhou are released from quarantine.

 

He said that people need not worry about them - they are Covid free and like Thai returnees have gone through all the necessary measures.

 

Source: Channel 7

 

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[Salerno]

Who knew real estate prices had crashed so badly! 

[RotBenz8888]

1 minute ago, rooster59 said:

would be spending between 300,000 and 400,000 baht each.

Every single one of the 33 has a government official escorting, with a calculator. 

[Thaiwrath]

4 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand told Channel 7 that the group of Chinese tourists that arrived from Shanghai and are now visiting the seaside after passing through a 14 day quarantine would be spending between 300,000 and 400,000 baht each.

 

When will these clowns stop pulling numbers from thin air, he hasn't got a <deleted> clue how much they will spend !

[BangkokReady]

20 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

they are Covid free and like Thai returnees have gone through all the necessary measures

Unlike non-Thai returnees who are still crawling with covid?

[Maverell]

Firstly, why is a tourism chief wearing a uniform, secondly does anyone believe a word TAT say?

They need to stop thinking that Chinese tourists are the best thing since sliced bread and take their blinkers off.

 

I know more than 39 westerners who used to spend way more than 400k when they used to visit as tourists. Me being one of them. 

[BangkokReady]

So more than 300-400 dollars a day?

[herfiehandbag]

25 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Chinese tourists will be spending up to 400K each in their short time in Thailand, TAT chief

Golly, the price of a "short time" hasn't half gone up!

[ezzra]

The stingy frugal Chinese will spend THAT much in Thailand? if they wanted to spend that much they'd have gone to Europe and to a third world country where a plate of seafood cost you an arm and a leg.......

[Salerno]

7 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

So more than 300-400 dollars a day?

 

Easily done for "2 week" millionaires.

[tinca tinca]

who spends 333 G B P per day....?

this guy is in cuckooland......stupid idiot he is

[Surelynot]

2 minutes ago, tinca tinca said:

who spends 333 G B P per day....?

I do on occasions......though I don't so much spend it as have it extracted by pretty ladies.

[ChipButty]

3 minutes ago, Surelynot said:

I do on occasions......though I don't so much spend it as have it extracted by pretty ladies.

The rest you wasted it

[Misterwhisper]

40 minutes ago, Salerno said:

Who knew real estate prices had crashed so badly! 

Yes, I hear you can currently pick up entire hotels and resorts for a bargain of ... uhm... 400,000 baht. They even throw in the pool boy as an incentive. 

[thaibeachlovers]

38 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

 

When will these clowns stop pulling numbers from thin air, he hasn't got a <deleted> clue how much they will spend !

Perhaps they insist that they spend that much, and when exiting if they don't have receipts for 400,000 they will be fined the outstanding amount ????

[Misterwhisper]

41 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Every single one of the 33 has a government official escorting, with a calculator. 

And if it turns out that any of them spends less than 400,000, I'm sure Yuthasak will chip in the balance in order to save face.

[ChipButty]

One thing for sure, Is you get a laugh a day from these clowns

[Misterwhisper]

48 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Chinese tourists will be spending up to 400K each in their short time in Thailand, delusional TAT chief fantasizes

There. Fixed it.

 

And talking about "short time in Thailand"... that's got to be the most expensive "short time" ever.

[polpott]

50 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

now visiting the seaside

So straight to Pattaya then. The Gem Shop and King Power will be pleased to see them. I can't see many other local businesses benefiting from their visit though.

[Susco]

Since it has been revealed earlier that these "tourists" are actually Chinese government officials with an agenda, he now revealed the spending budget that got allocated

[Grumpy one]

15 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said:

Yes, I hear you can currently pick up entire hotels and resorts for a bargain of ... uhm... 400,000 baht. They even throw in the pool boy as an incentive. 

Hope he can swim ????

[Lacessit]

In a spirit of co-operation with the esteemed TAT General oops leader, I believe I know a few Thai ladies that can assist in ensuring the target expenditure is met.

[Andrew Dwyer]

14 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps they insist that they spend that much, and when exiting if they don't have receipts for 400,000 they will be fined the outstanding amount ????

That could even become one of the new requirements for entry !!

Another COE ( certificate of expenses ) ?

[Dan O]

So if I'm reading this correctly this group of Long Stay Tourist applied under the STV which is a 90 day visa with 2 extensions available for 270 days but will rather than using the visa as it was "intended" they are going home in 1 month??????? HMMMMMM thats not odd now is it. 

[Pilotman]

Brilliant, I just love a good old belly laugh in the morning. These people are deluded. If they are spending that much, they are not tourists at all, but business folk buying up Thailand.  Just brilliant. 

[nong38]

More news from the bottom of a bottle of Sang Som.

[colinneil]

 Job vacancy at T.A.T. consideration will be given to any candidate who has the ability to dream up fantastic tourist numbers, and is a master Bull+++t merchant.

Any person whos only ability is telling the truth need not apply

[Andrew Dwyer]

19 minutes ago, colinneil said:

 Job vacancy at T.A.T. consideration will be given to any candidate who has the ability to dream up fantastic tourist numbers, and is a master Bull+++t merchant.

Any person whos only ability is telling the truth need not apply

A job opportunity for The Donald ????

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Chinese tourists will be spending up to 400K each in their short time in Thailand, TAT chief

How you know, Khon Thai? ????

[Oldie]

They should come to the Beach Road in Pattaya. Here short time is only a tiny fraction of this amount.