Popular Post webfact Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thailand praised for Covid response - quick tourism recovery expected REUTERS file photo for reference only John Brown of online booking platform Agoda predicted that Asia would show the way in tourism recovery after the pandemic, reported Thai media RYT 9. Speaking on CNBC Mr Brown said that signs were that both Thailand and Taiwan would lead the way in Asia where recovery is likely to be far quicker than in the west. He singled out Thailand for praise in dealing with the pandemic and said that both Thailand and Taiwan's domestic tourism market was getting going again. Vietnam's domestic tourism was also doing well. He said the world was looking towards Asia. RYT based their comments on a report by Infoquest (IQ). Source: RYT 9 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-11-25 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 While Thailand did do a very good job in containing the virus, until their paranoia about the virus dies down a little and the quarantine is removed I don't though see tourism recovering quickly. 64 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeCross Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 yep, any day now.. any day. 4 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dumbastheycome Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 Once whichever vaccine starts to be distributed the paranoia will be relieved. No doubt the desired well heeled who can pay to access early it will be welcomed even if numbers are not prolific. The general economic impact will have staggered financial viability for a quick return to mass tourism. Meanwhile the "Talk it Up" brigade will continue to offer the donkeys a carrot. 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmitch Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 I've just looked at Booking Holdings' share price and was amazed to see it is almost back to where it was in January! Very surprised at this but I suppose announcements like this are there to inspire confidence in shareholders, even if most hotel owners are taking a more realistic view. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 43 minutes ago, webfact said: He singled out Thailand for praise in dealing with the pandemic and said that both Thailand and Taiwan's domestic tourism market was getting going again. The potential vaccines have lifted optimism for travel worldwide obviously as people are dreaming of the day they can get away from this horrible year. However, until the vaccines are actually is in use and proven to work on a grand scale, then all of this new optimism is misguided and pure speculation in nature. Domestic tourism has never been a predictor for global travel, and domestic tourism is generally much cheaper and can be done on a whim. a 3 day trip takes very little planning and saving like a 2 week or more vacation which deals with ensuring the time off, scheduling the flights and then making the trip happen if you can meet all of the new post covid regulations that will be in place. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Flying Saucage Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 This Agoda guy John Brown obviously has no idea about Thai politics, psyche and paranoia. He relies on what TAT tells him, I guess 11 5 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluetongue Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, madmitch said: I've just looked at Booking Holdings' share price and was amazed to see it is almost back to where it was in January! Very surprised at this but I suppose announcements like this are there to inspire confidence in shareholders, even if most hotel owners are taking a more realistic view. The vaccine being fully effective and provided to enough people by mid-next year appears to be fully priced in especially since these latest round of announcements. I think a bit more gloom might emerge in January when the market realises that Biden is not a Corona silver bullet and the vaccination process begins to grind on (if it all gets approved). I guess the pent up demand/nervous energy of investors during these long months has got to be ameliorated somehow, partially explaining the current surge. Edited November 25, 2020 by Bluetongue phrase + 1 6 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crazykopite Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 More BS what will tomorrow’s headline bring 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Proboscis Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand praised for Covid response - quick tourism recovery expected REUTERS file photo for reference only John Brown of online booking platform Agoda predicted that Asia would show the way in tourism recovery after the pandemic, reported Thai media RYT 9. Speaking on CNBC Mr Brown said that signs were that both Thailand and Taiwan would lead the way in Asia where recovery is likely to be far quicker than in the west. He singled out Thailand for praise in dealing with the pandemic and said that both Thailand and Taiwan's domestic tourism market was getting going again. Vietnam's domestic tourism was also doing well. He said the world was looking towards Asia. RYT based their comments on a report by Infoquest (IQ). Source: RYT 9 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-11-25 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates This is nothing more than commercial public relations by a representative of Agoda, a hotel booking company, that actually has no expertise in fighting or "responding to" a pandemic and would have no way of singling out Thailand for its response. Public health specialists believe that there are factors that have helped reduce the R(0) or rate of infection of the virus in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam - possible factors include climate (heat and humidity lower transmission), proximity to China may have led to some levels of resistence to the virus due to earlier versions coming through and even the prevalence of dengue fever which, according to observation in Brazil, has led to some protection against the virus. The fact that these countries do not have a refugee problem and do not have refugee camps on their borders also helps lower the transmission rate. But lets be sure about one thing. Apart from closing the borders, there is nothing that any of these countries, including Thailand, has done that would reduce the level of infection to that below a country like Germany. 6 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaiyen Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 Yup ! Just some knobhead from Agoda trying to drum up some business by lying about something he knows nothing about. 13 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kaopad999 Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) Thailand most certainly top 5 in the world for Covid response. It will be interesting to know the final winner once Covid has finished. Edited November 25, 2020 by Kaopad999 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 hours ago, webfact said: both Thailand and Taiwan's domestic tourism market was getting going again. 3 hours ago, webfact said: Vietnam's domestic tourism was also doing well. He seems to be focusing on domestic rather than foreign tourism. Taiwan is a rich and well-organised country, and can afford to vaccinate all its citizens quickly. Thailand though? Given that the vaccines don't appear to stop transmission of the virus, it might well be 2022 before the Thais can open up to foreigners again. The Thai government's foremost priority (like all governments) is the protection of its own citizens, so unless they can really speed up the national mass-vaccination programme, I don't see much changing until late next year at the earliest. 2 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bodga Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 I know everyone I speak to in the "rest of the world" has Thailand right up there as the first thing to do once lockdown ends 2 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miamiman123 Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 How is that recovery even possible when the rest of the people in the world like the USA, the UK et al are in desperate financial straits, and are in no position to travel even if they could? The return of airline industry is not going to be quickly accomplished if at all. Bearing these factors in mind, how is this return of tourists to any SE Asia country possible... Even if an effective safe vaccine is found.... it will be months if not years before safe travel willl be possible. Who is this guy trying to fool? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 35 minutes ago, Proboscis said: Public health specialists believe that there are factors that have helped reduce the R(0) or rate of infection of the virus in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam - possible factors include climate (heat and humidity lower transmission), proximity to China may have led to some levels of resistence to the virus due to earlier versions coming through The first outbreak was in China which would have been in an area that hadn't seen it before, before that we know nothing - not yet. It's quite likely that the major outbreak happened in a place completely naive to the virus. I'm still waiting for the results on the expedition to the caves looking for similar viruses in the bats of Chanthaburi....nothing but mysterious silence since June on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graemej100 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/123507671/covid19-nz-named-the-best-place-to-be-as-coronavirus-stalks-the-globe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeworldwide Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Oh well - if John Brown said it, then it must be true! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ShindenGo Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 Wish we had leaders like these in the US. Thankfully Joe will follow suit and LISTEN to the science 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdbob Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Kaopad999 said: Thailand most certainly top 5 in the world for Covid response. It will be interesting to know the final winner once Covid has finished. 1 hour ago, miamiman123 said: How is that recovery even possible when the rest of the people in the world like the USA, the UK et al are in desperate financial straits, and are in no position to travel even if they could? The return of airline industry is not going to be quickly accomplished if at all. Bearing these factors in mind, how is this return of tourists to any SE Asia country possible... Even if an effective safe vaccine is found.... it will be months if not years before safe travel willl be possible. Who is this guy trying to fool? China is the winner by a country mile 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herwin1234 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 4 hours ago, darksidedog said: While Thailand did do a very good job in containing the virus, until their paranoia about the virus dies down a little and the quarantine is removed I don't though see tourism recovering quickly. not "paranoia" but just common sense. for paranoia delusion a failed covid response and crazy conspiracy theories you have to go to .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rockhound Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 Thailand's "brilliant response" was to allow it free reign for about 3 months to spread everywhere and burn itself out naturally. Unfortunately they then panicked like the rest of the planet and closed the borders. And they are still closed. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney42bb Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Perhaps some preferential consideration to UK ???......Courtesy of our Boffins in Oxford. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Now watch the floodgates open as Thailand sees its self as the saviour S.E.A. of tourism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Benmart Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 Perhaps he could address the wonderful job the country is doing in regards to public/roadway safety. The illusion of modernity and relevance is alive and well. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Rockhound said: Thailand's "brilliant response" was to allow it free reign for about 3 months to spread everywhere Yes lets not forget the 7000 or so tourists arriving in Thailand directly from Wuhan at the start of the whole debacle. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herwin1234 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, ShindenGo said: Wish we had leaders like these in the US. Thankfully Joe will follow suit and LISTEN to the science isnt it true! The Thai leaders completely listened to science and didnt abuse it for political reasons. What a complete shame for Trump to even make wearing a mask into a culture war. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post herwin1234 Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, johng said: Yes lets not forget the 7000 or so tourists arriving in Thailand directly from Wuhan at the start of the whole debacle. Be a man and be brave enough to admit it and say "WELL DONE THAILAND!" Stop the unfounded negativity. 1 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nss70 Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 Well of course Mr. Brown of Agoda would reserve top praise for Thailand. He has alterior motives as Agoda is linked into the governments TravelTogether campaign for subsidised domestic travel and, most likely, looking for more "cooperation". Just the big boys looking after each other. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEE TEE Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 This topic reminds me of Brexit it goes on and on with no outcome (yet) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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