wensiensheng Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, khunPer said: Isn't that the same figures, i.e. 129,000 tourists in third quarter, as was mentioned earlier in the week, but without adjustments for later news saying that 50 percent of pre-bookings already cancelled, and that those hotels opening in the sandbox-program said that they only have 20 percent bookings, and THAI stating that on their four flights from Europe during first week all together 100 seats were booked...???? 129,000 during a quarter equals 43,000 a month, which will be around 10,000 incoming tourists a week. To me the 129,000 figure sounds more like the total capacity. 10,000 incoming tourists a week would be in the area of 30-40 flights if you count between 250 and up to 350 seats available in an aircraft; how many other flight routes are there besides the eight weekly known from latest news articles, i.e. four flights from/via Doha, and four THAI flights direct from Europe? You’re right, when analysed, the number doesn’t really stack up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wensiensheng Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 1 hour ago, jvs said: So they want to mix 500 000 not vaccinated Thai tourists with 129 000 fully vaccinated foreigners,?very interesting. Or do the Thai tourists also need to be vaccinated? Not a good idea in my book. Yes, thai tourists have to have had 2 sinovac, or one AZ jab. Or a recent negative test, or quarantine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dart12 Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) 1,500 deaths over 1.5 years gave excuse to eliminate 80 million visiting tourists, Billions of baht in revenues, incomes, businesses and jobs. Created untold substance abusers, domestic violence, suicides, starvation, lost jobs, lost businesses, lost homes, lost freedoms, while building in previously unlawful roundups and internment camps. Yet they sell it as safety and well being. And, the marketing has sold 25% of the populations on that. And their are another 45% that are just good citizens and don't want to rock boats. So it's been rather easy to do when the majority of super power govs jumped on this opportunity too. BUT... The solution has been much like putting a cast on your legs even though you didn't break them...cause then you won't break them. Forget that you can't work, earn iincome, get your own food, or move anymore. All to improve your chance to not break them from .03% to .02%. Hey, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the richest people are the smartest and all this is for the best for the planet long term. Just make sure you do what they do and not what they say ???? Edited June 20, 2021 by Dart12 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Wondering how much prices will be jacked-up?! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post malthebluff Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 600.000 tourist to spend 15 billion baht thats 2.5 million baht each. I think they should use some of this revenue to buy new batterys for the calculators. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grumbleweed Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: 600,000 people will visit Phuket in the coming months, including 500,000 domestic Thai tourists and 129,000 foreign tourists, Either they force half a million Thais to undergo 3 covid tests, wear GPS trackers, stay on the island for 2 weeks, fine them for not wearing masks, or prove to the world they're a bunch of morally void, retarded racist bigots. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 By the way , have they actually announced how much those tags are going to cost the tourist ? I get the feeling there's about to be a tagging scam. Welcome to Phuket - now that's 10,000 baht for a shiny tag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) so for Brits it is come to Thailand stay on the Island for 14 days, and when you go back home Isolate for a further 10 days, ain't gonna work. How many of these 129000 are actually Tourists and not just those wanting to get back to Thailand for work or to be with thier families Edited June 20, 2021 by beano2274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhacsyn Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 1 hour ago, bermondburi said: A lot of negativity here. I went through ASQ in Bangkok. I don't want to repeat it. Say what you want about the SB, but it's still a huge improvement on ASQ. YES, no regular tourists will come, plenty of people visiting family will use it though rather than doing ASQ. Agree and I have also done ASQ and plan to use the SB this time. I live in Phuket. Just for info, there are 9 million expats living and working in UAE, where it is currently summer time (45C). For them (and me) it is a 6 hour flight and no quarantine on return. Who knows if any will go....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchidlady Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Maybe online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhacsyn Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 40 minutes ago, Andrew65 said: Wondering how much prices will be jacked-up?! FYI current (not future I hasten to add!) SHA+ hotel rates are extremely reasonable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 I think the sand box is quickly becoming a s##t box 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapson Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 DId the officials pull a bunch of orchids and a rabbit out of their rear ends along with these numbers? Even vaccinated would question the sanity of a tourist who would risk visiting a country where the vast majority of people have not been tested for Covid and have been discouraged from doing so and where the vaccination role out is minimal and vaccine numbers quoted based on the first jab only! Holiday of a lifetime in Thailand with a free gift of Covid 19 for you and your family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike k Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Fairynuff said: BREAKING NEWS Phuket to be renamed Fantasy Island De plane boss de plane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 29 minutes ago, beano2274 said: so for Brits it is come to Thailand stay on the Island for 14 days, and when you go back home Isolate for a further 10 days, ain't gonna work. How many of these 129000 are actually Tourists and not just those wanting to get back to Thailand for work or to be with thier families Thats one of the problems my daughter faces,she works from home so no problembut her husband has to go back to work ,so they cant come untill no having to quarantine back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mike Galley Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 ....and the lady from Thai embassy in Berlin smiled at me and said : "please, sir, please don't believe in everything you read . These may be wishes and dreams from Phuket authorities. Please follow our website informations. If this sandbox model will go ahead you will read here ! Therefore I must recommend you not to go ahead with any bookings ! " Any more questions....? :-)) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean60 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Please delay the plan, I will go to Phuket to by restaurant and a bar!! Have heard from liable sources within the government that there will be 130000 by the end of september there. And we all know that they are always correct!!!! On my way!!!!!! Wait, No Chinese? Then I am not going! Changed my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robsamui Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) There are a couple of reasons to explain this perpetually-idiotic behavior from the Thais. The first is that Thailand is run on a very old-fashioned management system, a pyramid with the one big boss at the top passing his orders downwards with no debate or consultation - as in "get me the numbers of tourists that I want or you're out of a job". Hardly surprising that the underlings just make up fantasy "facts" and figures. But the main failure is that Thailand and its governance has no idea whatsoever about what's going on outside of Thailand. The idea (for example) that Thailand might be on other nations' no-go lists would never occur to anyone Thai. Likewise, they just can't imagine that tourists might have to be quarantined in their own countries, when they return. And the other huge problem is that none of the government departments are linked or connected or work together. Hence the constant idiocy of one department making a statement which is contradicted the next day by another statement from somewhere else - even provincial governors can suddenly create new rules which go against guidelines from the TAT or health ministry. Finally - the Thai admin has no clue at all that the bulk of their previous tourists can now go to alternative destinations that are closer, cheaper, and far less hassle than Thailand, with no immigration silliness, no expensive tests required, and with laws and rules that don't get changed every week The Thai nation is conditioned by its education and society to believe that their country is the best in the world . . . and that kind of superior arrogance is no longer acceptable in the 21st century - particularly when holding out a begging bowl. Edited June 20, 2021 by robsamui 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermondburi Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, Rhacsyn said: Agree and I have also done ASQ and plan to use the SB this time. I live in Phuket. Just for info, there are 9 million expats living and working in UAE, where it is currently summer time (45C). For them (and me) it is a 6 hour flight and no quarantine on return. Who knows if any will go....... Likewise. I'm in Saudi. Slightly longer flight but same weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubulat Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 4 hours ago, colinneil said: The clown who came up with those figures must be an Everly brothers fan....... Dream dream dream.???????????????????? Trust me they've never heard of the Everly Brothers. That's farang music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermondburi Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 21 minutes ago, sapson said: DId the officials pull a bunch of orchids and a rabbit out of their rear ends along with these numbers? Even vaccinated would question the sanity of a tourist who would risk visiting a country where the vast majority of people have not been tested for Covid and have been discouraged from doing so and where the vaccination role out is minimal and vaccine numbers quoted based on the first jab only! Holiday of a lifetime in Thailand with a free gift of Covid 19 for you and your family! If I'm vaccinated I'm not bothered about those who aren't. They aren't going to make me sick. Everyone I know is vaccinated. I won't be passing on the virus to unvaccinated back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aussiexpat Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Maejo Man said: They will also need to take three COVID-19 tests during their stay: one on arrival, another on day 6 and a final test on day 12. .....and the cost of said tests? 3500 baht each as long as you go between 10am and 2pm 6500 baht any other time....what a joke 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sead Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 They actually didnt say what year end of september 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Am curious have the people coming up with these plans themselves already took an object 12 Cm deep into their own noses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Destiny1990 said: Am curious have the people coming up with these plans themselves already took an object 12 Cm deep into their own noses? It hurts.....nose was sore for a week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 So the air companies are saying that you can't fly long-haul if you've been vaxed because of the blood clot risk and the Thais are saying that you've gotta be vaxed to come, sounds like a classic catch 22 to me lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobby007 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Very strange I must get one of the CRYSTAL BALLS T A T HAVE would love to see copy of the flight and hotel bookings but may prove difficult to plug into THE CRYSTAL BALL ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Destiny1990 Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Surelynot said: It hurts.....nose was sore for a week. yep understand, that’s why i would never have them stick several times 12 cm long objects deep into my nose. So i will not be visiting anytime soon, because that’s not a holiday but a Torture. Edited June 20, 2021 by Destiny1990 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Phuket was a <deleted><deleted> before corona and I assume it'll still be a <deleted><deleted> after. Somehow I can't imagine thousands of wealthy tourists deciding that the rip off center of tourist Thailand is a must go to destination for their first post corona trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted June 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, aussiexpat said: 3500 baht each as long as you go between 10am and 2pm 6500 baht any other time....what a joke Sounds like another scam in the land of scams. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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