Long weekend: TAT upbeat as "lively" weekend sees 3.1 million Thai tourists splash out 12 billion baht

 

Image: Daily News

 

An upbeat long weekend tourism report in Daily News used a similarly optimistic head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) as their source. 

 

Citing comments from TAT governor Yutthasak Suphasorn the media said that tourism was starting to be "kheuk khak" or lively.

 

Though they said most of the activity was close to Bangkok and this was very much Thai tourists.

 

The country is enjoying a long weekend from last Thursday until tomorrow, Sunday, after a replacement day for December 5th Father's Day was slotted in on Friday. 

 

Daily News said that Pattaya, Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi (where there is Cha-Am) and Prachuap Khiri Khan (where Hua Hin is situated) were doing well and Khao Yai national park was crammed. 

 

Yuthasak said that 3.11 million Thais - trips would be undertaken and the economy would get a 12.6 billion baht injection.

 

He said that Samut Songkhram was especially busy with Thais visiting four temples that he named individually. They were also going to floating markets and stopping to eat at restaurants and coffee shops.

 

The Mackerel and goods festival #23 at the town hall there was doing great and hotels had 70% occupancy. 

 

Further south in Prachuap Khiri Khan there were high waves and red warning flags flying to stop swimming. But there was 60% occupancy.

 

Families, lovers and groups of friends were all visiting.

 

In Hua HIn the Rajabhakti Park, railway station, Hua Hin and Suan Son Pradiphat beaches were all busy as were temples and a downtown market. Occupancy was 60% in the holiday town about 220 kms south of the capital Bangkok.

 

In Lopburi, Singburi and Chainat, in the central region, Thai tourists were buying souvenirs and goods and enjoying the natural environment. Many were getting some much needed merit at sacred sites. 

 

Occupancy in Lopburi was 65%, Chainat 60% and Singburi 55%. 

 

The report gave no evidence of what was actually happening in Khao Yai or Pattaya, notes Thaivisa.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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The amazing, prescient TAT - one day into a four day holiday and they already have the figures!

Is there anything they don't know in advance?

7 hours ago, Pottinger said:

The amazing, prescient TAT - one day into a four day holiday and they already have the figures!

Is there anything they don't know in advance?

TAT have a very reliable crystal ball...only problem is when anyone outside takes a peek it clouds over.....

Does anyone know the name of the place in the picture? Is that in the Eastern area or down South somewhere?

Now lemme get this straight.........

 

Each one million Thai Tourist will spend 4 Billion Baht?

 

Ummm ok then

You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up

47 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Though they said most of the activity was close to Bangkok and this was very much Thai tourists.

Who the hell else would it be...lol

 

47 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Yuthasak said that 3.11 million Thais - trips would be undertaken and the economy would get a 12.6 billion baht injection.

Did they start a clicker or have road counters along the routes to see just how many travelers there have been, I mean it is still only Saturday and the weekend is not half over yet.  Is he guessing at the monetary amount or did he pull it out of his rear end.

28 minutes ago, meechai said:

Now lemme get this straight.........

 

Each one million Thai Tourist will spend 4 Billion Baht?

 

Ummm ok then

You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up

You've miserably failed to get it straight again. TAT said nothing about how much each Thai tourist will spend.

 

It's referring to "revenue generated," as it always does. Our ace TVF Economists always confuse the two and get out their calculators to voilà! arrive at a shrewd debunking of TAT.????

 

Yet TAT's figure of 40 million international tourists per year is now totally accepted by TAT: TVF to point out that domestic tourism can't possibly make up for the loss of the 40 million. One of our little convenient contradictions here. 

 

Before the usual straw man nonsense chants start, you may at least get this straight:

 

TAT in no way said, suggested, or implied--at any time--that

• domestic tourism will make up for the loss of international tourism
• domestic tourism will "save" Thailand
• Thailand no longer needs or wants international tourism
• Thailand isn't strongly considering how to revive international tourism at earliest opportunity.

In fact, no one has ever thought any such thing, esp TVF posters of course.

 

The helpful economic effects of domestic tourism are accepted without reservation when it comes to our (farang) home countries, for example, in Brighton or Blackpool. It's amusing how the same economics are denied when it comes to Thailand. The usual bigotry, I assume.

7 minutes ago, BigStar said:

TAT said nothing about how much each Thai tourist will spend.

 

(yada yada yada snipped )

 

This is what it stated

Quote

Yuthasak said that 3.11 million Thais - trips would be undertaken and the economy would get a 12.6 billion baht injection.

 

Period

 

Not to mention simple title for you

Quote

Long weekend: TAT upbeat as "lively" weekend sees 3.1 million Thai tourists splash out 12 billion baht

 

Edited December 12, 20205 yr by meechai

1 minute ago, meechai said:

 

This is what it stated

 

Period

Very good. Where do you see the word "spend" in that sentence?????

1 minute ago, BigStar said:

Very good. Where do you see the word "spend" in that sentence?????

• Look again Small Star ????

Long weekend: TAT upbeat as "lively" weekend sees 3.1 million Thai tourists splash out 12 billion baht

Edited December 12, 20205 yr by meechai

how many of the 3 million domestic travellers asked their boyfriend to sponsor the family vacation. They never mention it. 

22 minutes ago, meechai said:

Look again Small Star

Long weekend: TAT upbeat as "lively" weekend sees 3.1 million Thai tourists splash out 12 billion baht

So it isn't actually in that sentence. Period. Whoops.

 

Now you've changed to the misleading headline written by some hack web content writer. That may have purposeful fake news just to suck our countless ace Economists into getting out their little calculators, as they typically do. If so, it worked well, no? But it was probably just the same mistake you've made.

 

In fact, TAT governor Yutthasak Suphasorn actually said no such thing. Duh. 

Edited December 12, 20205 yr by BigStar

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Long weekend: TAT upbeat as "lively" weekend sees 3.1 million Thai tourists splash out 12 billion baht

Only half way through and their quoting 12 billion baht spent, are predicting what is going to be spent or is the whole holiday going to 24 billion baht.

 

28 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

Only half way through and their quoting 12 billion baht spent

He didn't say "spent."

what about the poll that said the majority of thais were staying home this long weekend ? 

3 minutes ago, mr mr said:

what about the poll that said the majority of thais were staying home this long weekend ? 

Still good. You might read up on the population of Thailand.

pretty quiet in Hua Hin looked like an average weekend maybe worse. all the big airbnb houses near my house were empty. i'd say people are getting jaded to these long weekends or are taking advantage and travelling further afield, maybe to see family. they certainly aren't here in big numbers

So people are struggling with unemployment/underemployed 

Yet TAT want use to believe 3.1 million Thais generated on average almost 3900 bhat revenue over a 4 day weekend that has not finished yet...

 

 

 

Edited December 12, 20205 yr by dutchweller

Most of them are at home and the do not have anything to "splash out."

28 minutes ago, teacherclaire said:

anything to "splash out."

as the picture shows "splash out" sea water

how do they get these numbers so.... accurate ... 3.11 million Thais - economy would get a 12.6 billion.. it is simply amazing   

13 minutes ago, smew said:

how do they get these numbers so.... accurate ... 3.11 million Thais - economy would get a 12.6 billion.. it is simply amazing   

The TAT statistical department is world famous for producing accurate statistics from verified data in extra-fast time. highly dubious figures based on a whim and last month's lottery numbers.

1 hour ago, dutchweller said:

So people are struggling with unemployment/underemployed 

Yet TAT want use to believe 3.1 million Thais generated on average almost 3900 bhat revenue over a 4 day weekend that has not finished yet...

Yes, the point is to help those unemployed/underemployed/about-to-be-unemployed Thais to have jobs or keep their current jobs, even at reduced salary, by giving some help to businesses at least partly catering to domestic tourists--which has a ripple effect (as we understand perfectly in terms of beer bar economics). 

 

Better to generate the revenue needed productively from those who have earned it to spend rather than just printing money and spreading it around in accordance with nanny state economics--one reason the Thai economy and the baht have done pretty well, all considered. We don't like that, especially that obscenely strong baht that makes beer prices expensive in terms of the GBPeso. 

 

And we'd all understand this perfectly well in the case of our own home (farang) countries but we simply must pretend that we don't when it comes to Thailand.  

25 minutes ago, smew said:

how do they get these numbers so.... accurate ... 3.11 million Thais - economy would get a 12.6 billion.. it is simply amazing   

Only to the ignorant. If you studied up on it, you'd find that one baht spent by a domestic tourist might generate 10 baht in revenue. Hence TAT's figures are conservative enough.

5 hours ago, Pottinger said:

The amazing, prescient TAT - one day into a four day holiday and they already have the figures!

Is there anything they don't know in advance?

No wonder Thailand is such a world leader.

 

Edited December 12, 20205 yr by findlay13

A troll / derogatory post removed

5 hours ago, meechai said:

Now lemme get this straight.........

 

Each one million Thai Tourist will spend 4 Billion Baht?

 

Ummm ok then

You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up

 

Wow your math is worse than TATs, congrats. 

5 hours ago, meechai said:

Now lemme get this straight.........

 

Each one million Thai Tourist will spend 4 Billion Baht?

 

Ummm ok then

You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up

4,000,000,000 Bt divided by 1,000,000 tourists = 4000 Bt/tourist.

Still think it is unreasonable?

5 hours ago, BigStar said:

You've miserably failed to get it straight again. TAT said nothing about how much each Thai tourist will spend.

 

It's referring to "revenue generated," as it always does. Our ace TVF Economists always confuse the two and get out their calculators to voilà! arrive at a shrewd debunking of TAT.????

 

Yet TAT's figure of 40 million international tourists per year is now totally accepted by TAT: TVF to point out that domestic tourism can't possibly make up for the loss of the 40 million. One of our little convenient contradictions here. 

 

Before the usual straw man nonsense chants start, you may at least get this straight:

 

TAT in no way said, suggested, or implied--at any time--that

• domestic tourism will make up for the loss of international tourism
• domestic tourism will "save" Thailand
• Thailand no longer needs or wants international tourism
• Thailand isn't strongly considering how to revive international tourism at earliest opportunity.

In fact, no one has ever thought any such thing, esp TVF posters of course.

 

The helpful economic effects of domestic tourism are accepted without reservation when it comes to our (farang) home countries, for example, in Brighton or Blackpool. It's amusing how the same economics are denied when it comes to Thailand. The usual bigotry, I assume.

 

You should get a job with TAT (Unless, of course you already have):-

 

"Yet TAT's figure of 40 million international tourists per year is now totally accepted by TAT"

 

Well it would be, wouldn't it?

7 hours ago, TooBigToFit said:

Does anyone know the name of the place in the picture? Is that in the Eastern area or down South somewhere?

Mr Google tells me its Koh Singto, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.