webfact Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Thailand's tourism industry has been hit hard by the loss of foreign tourists who brought in about two-thirds of the country's total tourism revenue of 3 trillion baht in 2019. © Reuters APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer Additional reporting by Masayuki Yuda Industry calls for further help while lobbying to open up to vaccinated foreigners BANGKOK -- Thailand's tourism industry faces another blow after the government shut the door on more domestic travel subsidies following revelations that many hotel operators had abused the system. The Thai cabinet earlier this week turned down a proposal by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to extend the subsidy scheme called "We Travel Together" after many hotels and guesthouses were found to have defrauded authorities. "We badly need the subsidy and the government should extend it as soon as possible, otherwise the tourism sector cannot be revived," Wassana Srikanchana, president of Hua Hin-Cha am Tourist Association told Nikkei Asia. Full story: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Travel-Leisure/Thai-government-to-turn-off-tourism-aid-after-cases-of-fraud -- © Copyright Nikkei Asian Review 2021-03-17 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 If they don't start some serious and definite planning in vaccine roll out and non-quarantine tourism that graph is going to be more nearer to zero than anything else for '21 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, webfact said: following revelations that many hotel operators had abused the system. Fancy that, cheating in Thailand... who would have thought... 2 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: were found to have defrauded authorities. Fancy that , people defrauding, shocking just shocking people defrauding the fraudsters. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 Name and Shame them, lets see if I know any of them 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: The Thai cabinet earlier this week turned down a proposal by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to extend the subsidy scheme called "We Travel Together" after many hotels and guesthouses were found to have defrauded authorities. Who would have expected less! So many role models to choose from! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mtls2005 Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 Consider me shocked that the cabinet decided not to continue this fraudulent campaign. I guess they sort of had to with nearly a thousand businesses accused of ripping off he government. The other government schemes, like "Let's Go Halves" are similarl fraud-ridden, but maybe the lower classes benefit from that fraud? Sketchy government schemes got a few democratically-elected governments in trouble. The current one seems to have an extra special teflon coating when it comes to corruption? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 The same happened with the 50/50 scheme for restaurants, the owners upped the price first and then applied the 50/50, many were caught and fined heavily, even jailed, they just cant help it, anything from the government seems to be fair game!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herfiehandbag Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: Sketchy government schemes got a few democratically-elected governments in trouble. The current one seems to have an extra special teflon coating when it comes to corruption? I thought that they had rooted out corruption, after all, wasn't that one of the reasons that they took power in a coup, and formed a government charged with doing so - a government which was enthusiastically endorsed by a grateful electorate. To return to the OP topic, perhaps the problem was that the wrong people were benefitting, which reduced the amount available to go to the good people? Edited March 17, 2021 by herfiehandbag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I think the "We Travel Together" would be easy to fiddle, get all the staff to make a booking for their parents and friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 Government projects + money = corruption , everytime. regards Worgeordie 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pixelaoffy Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 37 minutes ago, LennyW said: The same happened with the 50/50 scheme for restaurants, the owners upped the price first and then applied the 50/50, many were caught and fined heavily, even jailed, they just cant help it, anything from the government seems to be fair game!! Oh yes. lying. cheating all second nature and engrained ..and let's not hear from the apologists who will say 'ah it happens everywhere '. No 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, ChipButty said: Name and Shame them, lets see if I know any of them I haven't got that long to live to read the whole list. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 54 minutes ago, ChipButty said: I think the "We Travel Together" would be easy to fiddle, get all the staff to make a booking for their parents and friends Should have been called "we gouge together" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, mtls2005 said: an extra special teflon coating AKA - GUNS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesmac Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 They bite off the hand that was feeding them and now cry with hunger som na na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Government offers free money, desperate people lie to get some. Surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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