Hua Hin has received no bookings from foreign tourists: Tourism official

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While Thailand's media was banging on about Phuket being busy and restaurants serving alcohol up to 9 pm being "exciting" in Bangkok, Hua Hin bucked the trend.

 

The chairman of the Prachaup Khiri Khan Tourism Business Association said the seaside resort had received no benefits from the reopening of Thailand after two days.

 

Rungroj Seeleuangsawat said there were no foreign tourists in town.

 

In November there was only 10% advance bookings at hotels - and they were all domestic Thai tourists, not foreigners.

 

He said that the industry would just have to wait in Hua Hin.

 

He blamed the unclear rules that have baffled tourists.

 

"We're ready and open", he said. "But only Thais are coming, and not many of them". 

 

Early Daily News had reported from Phuket and Bangkok optimistically touting the Thai government's November 1st reopening as a highly positive step that had had an instant impact. 

 

Meanwhile, many people on online forums put the matter into sharper perspective. 

 

Plenty said they would wait and see before returning to Thailand amid continuing confusion about what documents they needed, how to get everything sorted and worries about what would happen if they tested positive for Covid in the kingdom.

 

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[Geoffggi]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile, many people on online forums put the matter into sharper perspective. 

I think this just about says it all .......................LOL

[champers]

The city that never wakes up.

[kevin612]

In my opinion, the Covid insurance and prc test to prevent people from entering.

[bkk_bwana]

Given that they only announced, officially, that Thailand was opening a week ago, I see it highly unlikely that hordes of foreigners would have immediately made bookings to travel. Oh, and arranged insurance, and arranged a PCR test. Patience please. It is going to take many months for people to start travelling here in reasonable numbers.

[ArcticFox]

Come February and the heat and smoke, I wonder how many within TAT and the government will be able to overcome their 'face' and face the fact that highly restrictive and complicated entry requirements have decimated their already floundering foreign tourism and High-Season 2021 - 2022 was a complete wash?

What happy-talk with greet us all in 2022?

What will they need to recover? 
"You have two shot?"  (stamp stamp).  "30 days tourist visa on arrival for you.  Welcome to Thailand!"

[bkk_bwana]

21 minutes ago, kevin612 said:

In my opinion, the Covid insurance and prc test to prevent people from entering.

If people want to travel, the $100 for 30 days insurance is not going to put them off. If people want to travel, a PCR test is not going to put them off. People just are not ready to travel yet and the program has only just started. How many people actually say 'I'm going to Thailand next week, I'll book now"?

29 minutes ago, champers said:

The city that never wakes up.

Last week they were waxing lyrical about 90% occupancy in HH in 3* and up hotels.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Plenty said they would wait and see before returning to Thailand amid continuing confusion about what documents they needed, how to get everything sorted and worries about what would happen if they tested positive for Covid in the kingdom.

Changing daily who knows what to do.

[ukrules]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

"We're ready and open", he said. "But only Thais are coming, and not many of them".

The gradual realisation that Thailand is not in fact the center of the universe when it comes to going on holiday.

 

No beer = no tourists.

 

[Tosseroon]

It would help if they published a list of SHA+ hotels 

until one has been booked you cannot think about booking an international flight to Thailand ????????????????????????

[Gsxrnz]

TAT don't realise it yet, but they are in the process of discovering the Thai version of the solution to quadratic and cubic equations. 

 

The solution to these equations rely on the acceptance of negative numbers which often in mathematical circles (pun intended) are referred to as "imaginary numbers".

 

Very soon, TAT will announce that the number of foreign tourists expected next year will be five minus the square root of negative 15 to the power of the square root of negative one, and nobody will be able to prove them wrong.

[Tarteso]

Aha! Jealous Guy of phuket?

[Percy P]

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

The gradual realisation that Thailand is not in fact the center of the universe when it comes to going on holiday.

 

No beer = no tourists.

 

That's only a temporally thing. Getting beer is no problem. As for tourists they'll be there. 3 of my friends have already booked for April .Thai new year.

[ChrisY1]

Sorry for the workers in the tourist businesses.....but to ba able to drive through HH in quick time ain't so bad!

[Will B Good]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

While Thailand's media was banging on about Phuket being busy and restaurants serving alcohol up to 9 pm being "exciting" in Bangkok, Hua Hin...............

...........told the truth.

[smedly]

I know a few have travelled to Phuket from inside Thailand, it was also interesting that when figures were published yeterday that over 6,000 had left Thailand 

 

In the OP photo - there seem to be a lot of waitresses in that place seving about 3 customers lol - hardly groundbreaking is it 

 

and as we all know just like their daily covid figures - TAT figures are just as suspect, however it seems Hua Hin is being open and honest  about the reality of Thailands so called opening - it is an absolute failure and the reasons are obvious to most 

[WhiteBuffaloATM]

2019 Foreign Tourists : Hua Hin 1 million/ Phuket 10 mil / Pattaya 9 mil. / Bangkok 18 mil / Chiang Mai 3 mil. Total Thailand 41 mil.. ZERO Reported so far in HH & CM since 1 Nov, but that’s only 3 days ago.

“Thailand Pass” scheme replaces COE 7Nov and appears an utter fiasco at present.

 

[zzaa09]

2 minutes ago, smedly said:

I know a few have travelled to Phuket from inside Thailand, it was also interesting that when figures were published yeterday that over 6,000 had left Thailand 

 

In the OP photo - there seem to be a lot of waitresses in that place seving about 3 customers lol - hardly groundbreaking is it 

 

and as we all know just like their daily covid figures - TAT figures are just as suspect, however it seems Hua Hin is being open and honest  about the reality of Thailands so called opening - it is an absolute failure and the reasons are obvious to most 

I believe one should be expecting the lovely and twisted Thai-inclined rhetoric to continue on it's journey for the short coming. 

You know that is - all about misdirection and slight-of-hand. The principle of existence. 

[Will B Good]

2 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

TAT don't realise it yet, but they are in the process of discovering the Thai version of the solution to quadratic and cubic equations. 

 

The solution to these equations rely on the acceptance of negative numbers which often in mathematical circles (pun intended) are referred to as "imaginary numbers".

 

Very soon, TAT will announce that the number of foreign tourists expected next year will be five minus the square root of negative 15 to the power of the square root of negative one, and nobody will be able to prove them wrong.

-1=e^i⎍

 

Always fascinated me (couldn't find the correct symbol for pi)

[ChipButty]

An interesting Stat to me would be how many have left Thailand

[rebo]

3 hours ago, Will B Good said:

-1=e^i⎍

 

Always fascinated me (couldn't find the correct symbol for pi)

For the sake of Euler’s identity I lend you a Pi: π

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, rebo said:

I lend you a Pi: π

You can't beat a slice of pi....cheers

[Sametboy2019]

Looked at room prices in Pattaya last week for the 3rd November. 

It seems the hotels have already gone into high season prices without the tourists to warrant them.

Must of thought people would be lining up to come in.

[mikosan]

Is anyone surprised?  Hua Hin has been sold down the river again, along with Pattaya and Chiang Mai.  Promises from the government broken, as usual, and preferential treatment given to Bangkok.  The new governor of Prachuabkhirikhan needs to pull his fist out of his *rse and get things moving.  He could start by opening the schools on 15th November, not simply 'thinking' about it.

[steven100]

17 hours ago, bkk_bwana said:

If people want to travel, the $100 for 30 days insurance is not going to put them off. If people want to travel, a PCR test is not going to put them off. People just are not ready to travel yet and the program has only just started. How many people actually say 'I'm going to Thailand next week, I'll book now"?

Last week they were waxing lyrical about 90% occupancy in HH in 3* and up hotels.

disagree ......    the reason folks won't come to Thailand is because of all the paperwork, tests, red tape, documents, quarantine and hassle.

 

Tourists just want to pack their bag and jump on the plane, 

 

 

 

[superal]

If this coming high season is a flop , as HH is demonstrating , I would imagine that the majority of workers employed in the "leisure " industry will be seeking alternative and more reliable jobs . That will have a huge impact on Thailand's tourism . Even a 50% migration from the tourist industry will have serious implications .

[soi3eddie]

19 hours ago, ukrules said:

The gradual realisation that Thailand is not in fact the center of the universe when it comes to going on holiday.

 

No beer = no tourists.

 

I just arrived from London to Bangkok this morning on Thai airways. It's fair to say that there wasn't a single "tourist" on the plane. About 90% were Thais returning and the few farangs onboard were returning here for long term stays or travelling with their Thai wife.

 

[RafPinto]

17 hours ago, Will B Good said:

-1=e^i⎍

 

Always fascinated me (couldn't find the correct symbol for pi)

here you go

[RafPinto]

18 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

I just arrived from London to Bangkok this morning on Thai airways. It's fair to say that there wasn't a single "tourist" on the plane. About 90% were Thais returning and the few farangs onboard were returning here for long term stays or travelling with their Thai wife.

 

You must miss ASEAN velly velly mutch.

Flying for 11hours and already online.

[RafPinto]

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

disagree ......    the reason folks won't come to Thailand is because of all the paperwork, tests, red tape, documents, quarantine and hassle.

 

Tourists just want to pack their bag and jump on the plane, 

 

 

 

And unload the "gun".