14 hours ago, djayz said:

So, do these "heroes" qualify for any of these new government initiatives or do we still have to get our Thai partner's to book hotels in their names while we pay and take a back seat? Is it now easier for us to get credit cards at Thai banks so we, too, can rack up debt? 

Probably not! 

 

Better, do we now qualify for Thai pricing and not Farang pricing?

Or are we now exempt from double pricing in State Hospitals?

Hero / Heroes  ....  just recognized now ?   
Bet -- they need " something more " from us , so need buttering up  !!

or .... preparation -- leading us to the slaughter house  ??

 

16 hours ago, Cali farong said:

Thailand is still a magnet for tourists.  Theses experts are delusional,

and now they appreciate expats.  Prove it by making the immigration process less troublesome 

 

There will have to be a bit more than a one off puff piece to change my opinion.

14 hours ago, rooster59 said:

leading the way 

absolutely and without question.
40 baht stubbies, 99 baht meals...onwards and upwards cheap charlies of LOS

Edited December 13, 20205 yr by wombat

12 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

And at the same time, tens of thousands can not afford the very expensive fees to get back to see their kids, wives,  pets, houses and yachts.

if you have a yacht, it might be affordable

Double the prices! ????

They live there now and no plans to go anywhere during the virus.my friend is still in cnx and a few others who decided to stay over this.they continue getting the vise extenstion.the government are giving u all a gold star now

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Expats hailed! Foreigners living in Thailand called "heroes" for leading the way in Thai tourism recovery

 

Image: Reuters

 

Channel 3 recognised the role of foreigners living in Thailand for helping lead the way in the recovery of Thai tourism.

 

Along with Thai domestic tourists they recognised expats as "heroes" in their print headline on a story about a year since Covid struck.

 

They also quoted TAT governor Yutthasak Suphasorn as recognising the role played by both groups of people in what he called the "restart" of tourism after the lowest income in years was experienced in 2020.

 

The media reported that tourism worldwide - 10% of the world economy - had been devastated since the world first learned of the coronavirus, that they said started on December 8th 2019.

 

A 52 trillion baht worldwide industry had been devastated, they said. 

 

But in an upbeat assessment of the future they said that Thailand in particular and Asia in general would recover faster than elsewhere in the world. 

 

They said that Thailand was still a "magnet" for tourism and that Thai investment in building new attractions would bring a new group of tourists.

 

They said that Thailand is recognized as one of the places in the world where the Covid-19 situation has been best handled.

 

Source: Channel 3

 

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Omg we’ve been Acknowledged... 

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Expats hailed! Foreigners living in Thailand called "heroes" for leading the way in Thai tourism recovery

 

Image: Reuters

 

Channel 3 recognised the role of foreigners living in Thailand for helping lead the way in the recovery of Thai tourism.

 

Along with Thai domestic tourists they recognised expats as "heroes" in their print headline on a story about a year since Covid struck.

 

They also quoted TAT governor Yutthasak Suphasorn as recognising the role played by both groups of people in what he called the "restart" of tourism after the lowest income in years was experienced in 2020.

 

The media reported that tourism worldwide - 10% of the world economy - had been devastated since the world first learned of the coronavirus, that they said started on December 8th 2019.

 

A 52 trillion baht worldwide industry had been devastated, they said. 

 

But in an upbeat assessment of the future they said that Thailand in particular and Asia in general would recover faster than elsewhere in the world. 

 

They said that Thailand was still a "magnet" for tourism and that Thai investment in building new attractions would bring a new group of tourists.

 

They said that Thailand is recognized as one of the places in the world where the Covid-19 situation has been best handled.

 

Source: Channel 3

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-12-12

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

And only two to three years ago, expats were the scourge of Thailand and were getting booted out  for the smallest offences. Once tourism gets back to normal, the Thai government will go after the Farangs again. On a 2nd tangent it is easier to oppress people when there is no foreign  governments watching you because they have expats living there. Hindsight is 20/20, there must have been something the Thai government was preparing for, what that is you can speculate as I will not nor any one should.

31 minutes ago, wombat said:

absolutely and without question.
40 baht stubbies, 99 baht meals...onwards and upwards cheap charlies of LOS

Since coming from isaan , I’m tipping everybody a lil Extra for the last couple of months , I slip 100 notes by hand , even 7/11 my favorite girls , Starbucks, Why Not they need it...I know the Cheap don’t like tippers  but it’s my Choice , also if I see Poor Thais outside 7/11 money or snacks , What’s the Big Deal I can’t take it with me 

Wait.......

So how does an expat in Thailand contribute to the increase in tourism????

Now that we are all Heroes maybe we could stop all the covid-19 BS and deal with the facts only!

See, told ya !!

15 hours ago, Stocky said:

Steady on!

Nothing like getting a bit of early morning grovelling to get you in the mood to do a 90 day report

I feel so embarrassed, I'm coming over all unnecessary

16 minutes ago, hellohello123 said:

Wait.......

So how does an expat in Thailand contribute to the increase in tourism????

Trophy white faces on the street, we don't have to be photoshopped into the holiday brochures.

So will you guys in the government weaken that Thai baht for us hero’s??

hagaga 

Edited December 13, 20205 yr by miamiman123
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20 minutes ago, hellohello123 said:

Wait.......

So how does an expat in Thailand contribute to the increase in tourism????

 

Because he/she is nothing more than a tourist in the eyes of Thais??

1 minute ago, Whale said:

 

Because he/she is nothing more than a tourist in the eyes of Thais??

This may be so , but if they're expats, they are already there, then its not tourism.

 

Or am I just giving the author of the article too much credit

13 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Heroes? It did say that 80% of the 8.2 million long term expats have gone and the remaining (20%) of expats that remain have been “heroes” but with more of a “savior for some businesses” meaning IMHO.

Not sure where they pulled the figures from.

 

 

Don't know where they got those figures from either. That would make it 6.5 Mio of long-term stay falang who left. There must have been quite some rush at Suvarnabhumi since say March, considering it would take 17,000 Boeing 777 to transport such an amount of passengers...

9 minutes ago, Johnnybangkok71 said:

And only two to three years ago, expats were the scourge of Thailand and were getting booted out  for the smallest offences. Once tourism gets back to normal, the Thai government will go after the Farangs again. On a 2nd tangent it is easier to oppress people when there is no foreign  governments watching you because they have expats living there. Hindsight is 20/20, there must have been something the Thai government was preparing for, what that is you can speculate as I will not nor any one should.

Yeah, it was only last year they were stopping farang from entering because they were coming too often. Genuine tourists who wanted to use BKK as a hub from where they could get cheap flights to visit Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia were limited to 2 entries. Guys from Australia and workers based around the region who had a couple weeks off work and wanted to come to Thailand and splash the money around were being stopped or cautioned at the airports for coming too many times. 

19 minutes ago, miamiman123 said:

So will you guys in the government weaken that Thai baht for us hero’s??

hagaga 

They cant or the American government will pull the currency manpulation alarm.

 

Blame them.

15 hours ago, mlkik said:

We can be heroes ....just for one day.

 

Stand by.

Soon it will be 'No more heroes, anymore...'

rather be famous for 15 minutes,

 

tourism is a disease IMO

11 hours ago, shdmn said:

They are grateful for farang money and would prefer you just send that and not actually travel to Thailand. If you must, they really don't want you spending too much time there because they don't really like you that much.

It certainly feels that way much of time, looking at this govt. But then I look at my wife, and she's certainly a lot happier whenever I come home early from work, or have holidays, and always wants to know when my coming holidays are, regardless of the money involved.

 

If my Thai wife were like her govt, she'd just want me to stay at work and bank transfer my salary. But not so.

16 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Channel 3 recognised the role of foreigners living in Thailand for helping lead the way in the recovery of Thai tourism

they are the only ones because the government (immigration) don't give a rats ass about us

16 hours ago, djayz said:

So, do these "heroes" qualify for any of these new government initiatives or do we still have to get our Thai partner's to book hotels in their names while we pay and take a back seat? Is it now easier for us to get credit cards at Thai banks so we, too, can rack up debt? 

Probably not! 

 

Why rack up debt, just pay the bills from the money you have.

Posts using trolling images have been removed. 

 

Some off topic posts have been removed. 

After years of abuse, racist comments and being treated with not 1 iota of respect, some in Thailand are just now waking up to the enormous contribution that expats have made to Thailand and the Thai people. Many Thais, and their families, have being generously taken out of poverty and given new lives perhaps through marriage or employment.  

 

But this new found awakening to expats will no doubt disappear when the country floats again.  

44 minutes ago, TSF said:

Yeah, it was only last year they were stopping farang from entering because they were coming too often. Genuine tourists who wanted to use BKK as a hub from where they could get cheap flights to visit Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia were limited to 2 entries. Guys from Australia and workers based around the region who had a couple weeks off work and wanted to come to Thailand and splash the money around were being stopped or cautioned at the airports for coming too many times. 

 

   It was the land border entries that were restricted to two per year , that was implemented to stop people living in Thailand doing constant land border runs .

   It seemed to be a few rogue immigration officers at certain airports that were refusing people entry , I have a suspicion that was related to the refused/detained people having to pay 800 Baht a night in detention .

  20 people per night in detention is an income of  32 000 Baht per night ,