Popular Post newnative Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 Middle of October already and they are still rearranging the deck chairs. Pathetic. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomyami Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) yeah like he has suggested what will relace it and the livelyhoods of those effected this fourm relaying jackass comments is getting more april foolerish by the day. signing out Edited October 15, 2021 by tomyami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, tomyami said: yeah like he has suggested what will relace it and the livelyhoods of those effected this website relaying jackass comments is getting more april foolerish by the day. signing out If America had to fight another war in Cambodia, or Laos, Vietnam, R and R could save Nana. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad3000 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) So, 1-2 days of quarantine. PCR tests, CoE. Nothing changed other than knocking off a few days quarantine. Just like I said in my early posts they will never get rid of quarantine or tests vested interests are fixed forever. Endemic corruption. BTW why does some bureaucrat from TAT have any say in this at all???! Edited October 15, 2021 by Chad3000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post poskat Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 sadly, thai culture precludes this guy's underlings from asking "ummm, boss, since we all know that thailand is the best in the world, why arent all those rich folk coming here already?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, kiwikeith said: If America had to fight another war in Cambodia, or Laos, Vietnam, R and R could save Nana. If America has to fight a war with China because of Taiwan, this time they'll have to 'fight' (well, scare those Thai soldiers with a loud "booh"), Thailand, as I'm sure Thailand will side with the PRC... Edited October 15, 2021 by StayinThailand2much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Chad3000 said: So, 1-2 days of quarantine. PCR tests, CoE. Just like I said in my early posts they will never get rid of quarantine or tests vested interests are fixed forever. Endemic corruption. BTW why does some bureaucrat from TAT have any say in this at all???! Im happy with my shop Bar, and there was a few around my area, I don't think they will close them down ,but Walking street and a few others I can only guess will fall to Chinese establishments. The bar areas will move a bit but will reinvent themselves, just as if my wife sold sausages on a corner , soon another sausage seller will open next to her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion58 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Bkktodd said: It seems yes. I got a COE today for 23oct. If i were coming in mid November i would have waited. Things change by the day….er hour I applied for COE before the "big announcement" re: Nov 1st. Plus, the wife's permission to stay in the U.S. is close to expiring, so not much choice there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AllanB Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 You don't decide the market, the market dictates. So they want families....... so the flights from Europe for a family of 4 is going to be Eur3,000 and the whole family with everyone vaccinated will spend 12-16 hours on the plane with a 6 hours time change to deal with. When they get there the kids will be complaining about the heat and the wife will be unhappy about her husband being chatted up by the local girls. Why would they do that when for 1/4 of the money and travel time they can go to Spain, or in the winter, the Canary Islands? They think if they wave a magic wand they can create a country they want.....good luck with that. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk_bwana Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 In one breath they announce that there will be a big concert @ Phuket with Lala Lisa to celebrate the re-opening of tourism and in the next they say there will no longer be any nightlife. Brilliant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Has anybody asked him what he wants to be when he grows up? rather endearing in his innocence though, the bars and the girls will appear again as if by magic, can't stop a rolling ruble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talahtnut Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Make Pattaya Disgusting Again. MPDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 May as well throw in STD testing while we're doing the other compulsory stuff since we're going for a more wholesome market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uroller Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I’m curious to know what the “ new model” of tourism is???? These decision makers must be on hallucinating drugs! They are putting an end to tourism in Thailand, good luck with that???????????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Thunglom said: This is not any real policy, it is purely a statement that reflects the "snobbism" of the minister. It is a personal wish that has no basis in reality. Thailand has almost totally lost its income from tourism and thousands of people are unemployed as a result - simply wishing for a 'high end" market is not going to be=ring back these people's livelihoods. Quite obviously, this approach is not viable or practical. Policies that are directed for the popular collective are much more useful in the long run. Even in the best of times, a high-end market is purely a clique thing - not sustainable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 Even this goofball is on board with the purification program, of ridding Thailand of one of it's primary attractions. It's nightlife. They just to do not get it. They think Thailand is so much bigger, better, more appealing, and irresistible than it really is. The goons in charge are focusing their efforts in all the wrong areas. They are trying to make Thailand a Quaker State. A land of purity. Total BS. Nonsense. Misplaced priorities, and wasted efforts. And likely completely fake and hypocritical. No doubt these terribly misguided fools are trying to rid Thailand of one of it's most popular attractions. The nightlife. And we are not just talking about the "industry". Little do these ninnies know, the girls will just go underground, and online, but it will operate more in line with the enormous sex industry in the US. Illegal, underground, unprotected, unregulated, potentially overpriced, and potentially more dangerous for all involved. So, they would be moving the nation backwards, and harming their people, and tourism, in the process. I think tens of thousands of nightlife venues will ever re-open. Many are permanently sabotaged. And I would venture to guess this was intentional sabotage. The fake puritans want to remake Thailand, in their own image. At least the image they perceive of themselves, which we all know is a major form of pathological delusion. So, that included killing Thailand's nightlife. Willfully. Covid became that opportunity and it was seized with vigor. And within their bubbles of self delusion, they do not get the fact that the nightlife here is part of Thailand's charm and appeal, to a significant portion of tourists, regardless of whether or not they partake of it. They should be focusing their efforts on traffic and public safety, easing import tariffs, making visa policy simpler, and more friendly, boosting Western tourism (of that is even possible at this late stage, after spending ten years sabotaging the industry), real crackdowns on slavery, illegal fishing (instead of nonsensical hyperbole), and police corruption, cleaning up the water, the air, the rivers, and the beaches, and other things that actually improve lives. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: Even this goofball is on board with the purification program, of ridding Thailand of one of it's primary attractions. It's nightlife. They just to do not get it. They think Thailand is so much bigger, better, more appealing, and irresistible than it really is. The goons in charge are focusing their efforts in all the wrong areas. They are trying to make Thailand a Quaker State. A land of purity. Total BS. Nonsense. Misplaced priorities, and wasted efforts. And likely completely fake and hypocritical. No doubt these terribly misguided fools are trying to rid Thailand of one of it's most popular attractions. The nightlife. And we are not just talking about the "industry". Little do these ninnies know, the girls will just go underground, and online, but it will operate more in line with the enormous sex industry in the US. Illegal, underground, unprotected, unregulated, potentially overpriced, and potentially more dangerous for all involved. So, they would be moving the nation backwards, and harming their people, and tourism, in the process. I think tens of thousands of nightlife venues will ever re-open. Many are permanently sabotaged. And I would venture to guess this was intentional sabotage. The fake puritans want to remake Thailand, in their own image. At least the image they perceive of themselves, which we all know is a major form of pathological delusion. So, that included killing Thailand's nightlife. Willfully. Covid became that opportunity and it was seized with vigor. And within their bubbles of self delusion, they do not get the fact that the nightlife here is part of Thailand's charm and appeal, to a significant portion of tourists, regardless of whether or not they partake of it. They should be focusing their efforts on traffic and public safety, easing import tariffs, making visa policy simpler, and more friendly, boosting Western tourism (of that is even possible at this late stage, after spending ten years sabotaging the industry), real crackdowns on slavery, illegal fishing (instead of nonsensical hyperbole), and police corruption, cleaning up the water, the air, the rivers, and the beaches, and other things that actually improve lives. The learning curve is nil. Chances are that they will never get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Why let the people enjoy themselves and blow off a little steam, when it gets in the way of the overall objective of "purification of the nation"? After all having a beer, or a glass of wine with dinner can be a very dangerous activity. This continued foolishness, and extreme ignorance will limit Thailand to just a very small trickle of tourism for some time to come. Their blindness comes at a very high cost to the economy. For some, especially tourists, why even bother eating out if one cannot enjoy a harmless drink with your meal? Woe is Thailand, with this staggering lack of leadership and courage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 12 hours ago, ukrules said: He just announced the death of Tourism in Thailand. What a ridiculous post, tourism has been dead for over 18 months, or haven't you noticed. When your favourite fish and chip shop went bust, did it magically reappear after a few months, thought not. The past is past and you have to accept the future, or take the road to the airport. I had a quite unique experience a couple of weeks ago, walked into a Wetherspoons and got served immediately, Bob Dylan was certainly right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, zzaa09 said: The learning curve is nil. Chances are that they will never get it. The leadership here does not have enough intelligence or humility to learn, change, progress, see the future, or realize they are decimating the economy and destroying international tourism, permanently. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 13 hours ago, webfact said: TAT boss rules out going back to the old Thai tourism formula of crowded bars and nightlife. He insists the kingdom is instead pursuing a higher quality, more family-friendly market. Good news, the pandemic may have been a belssing in disguies. Get rid of Thaialnd's sex tourism for good. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: The leadership here does not have enough intelligence or humility to learn, change, progress, see the future, or realize they are decimating the economy and destroying international tourism, permanently. Do you know any country with humble leaders? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Acharn Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 14 hours ago, Enzian said: The puritans in government see the pandemic as a once in a lifetime opportunity to transform their shame about the "lower orders" into an image of glowing virtue. But reality will intervene, as it always eventually does. You got it. From time to time I wonder how that worked out with Khao San Road. They were so happy to "clean it up" after the coup. Do people still go there? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrbhoy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: I just do my ole tea bottle trick---chug 7-11 green tea at dinner before going out---buy a small sangsom bottle at shop--pour SS into tea bottle and Im off! the prefect crime--plastic-no worries of theft--easy transport--more than enough for a night out...add mixers as needed--120bt! I've bought a small hip flask and was going to do the same but with some nice rum from duty free. Use it during my twice weekly trip to the 'pub' whilst watching live sport and playing a few games of pool for a few hours. I'll keep the green tea trick in hand if my regular trips to the toilet for a sip from my hip flask raise eyebrows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoYai Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 14 hours ago, webfact said: According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn, in recent days, there will still be a mandatory one day quarantine requirement for all visitors while he also suggested that there was no going back to the former tourism market with busy nightlife scenes as Thailand seeks a new tourism following. This guy needs rehab - he's definitely on something. I actually find his statement encouraging (slightly). He's been making announcments since Covid began and Prayuth's been slamming them down the next day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted October 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2021 53 minutes ago, Neeranam said: Good news, the pandemic may have been a belssing in disguies. Get rid of Thaialnd's sex tourism for good. Dream on, that's the one thing that will definitely survive no matter what happens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 What a bell End! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrbhoy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 6 hours ago, tomyami said: I arrived in bkk in march my 72 hr pcr was rejected so I had to take 1 in the airport There where about 3 others and had to wait 3 + 1 hrs through immigration for result. Now do that for x planes loads it would need a hugh operation and holding area and after a long haul flight a nightmare and i would never travel on that rule if 1 person tested + everybody would have to quarrantine charged 3k baht test + taxi connection missed to AQL 1k next high season 2022 but that guy needs to be sacked Can I ask, why was your 72 hr PCR result rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retsdon Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 No planning laws and unimaginative concrete architecture mean that - generally speaking -Thailand is a pretty grubby place. It sometimes has a kind of unique charm about it at times, but a high-end holiday destination it most definitely isn't, and never will be. As for families, forget it. Kids on holiday want to DO things, and Thailand isn't a venue that caters well for kids -as any parent here will tell you. Better to stick to the formula that works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bang saen guy Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 15 hours ago, JCP108 said: So, "no quarantine" means one to two days of quarantine and the COE remains but with a name change. Exactly. Where do we report fake news?? Is there a reward? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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