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Figures don't match on tourism arrivals - MoFA say 30,000+, MoPH cite just 24,000

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Conflicting reports from Daily News yesterday showed that different Thai government ministries were reporting different numbers for tourist arrivals in the first ten days of the country's reopening, November 1-10th.

 

They quoted IT whizz and Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Thanee Saengrat as saying that 30,538 tourists had come to Thailand.

 

In another report after a later House of Representatives debate a Ministry of Health aide said that just 24,000 had entered the country. 

 

ASEAN NOW notes that such variances will only give grist to the mill for those that claim Thai stats are plucked from the ether.

 

Thanee also said that 147,503 tourists had registered with Thailand Pass and 92,920 had been accepted by 8 am yesterday. 

 

Top of the pile for those already coming to Thailand were US citizens with second to fifth filled by nationals from Germany, the UK, Japan and South Korea. 

 

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Phuket is actually extremely busy now, especially around Rawai/Nai Harn Area. Abandoned 7 Elevens Reopening everywhere - After Christmas - Phuket will be absolutely Rammed, There is so much pent up demand worldwide for travel, I think its not going to a be a nice experience here with it so busy. Where can people from UK/USA go for a winters break for strong Sun-  really only Thailand, Mexico or the Carribean

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4 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Woww. Daily new Covid record in Germany yesterday and they are still allowed in.

If a person arrives in Thailand being double-vaxxed, negative before flying, negative at arrival, what does it matter whether they are from this or that country? Assuming that the certification is trustworthy, which probably is the case in Germany.

 

Besides, there is free travel without passport stamps within EU, so difficult to tell if a person arriving from Germany actually spent the previous 2 weeks there or somewhere else.

 

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

Top of the pile for those already coming to Thailand were US citizens with second to fifth filled by nationals from Germany, the UK, Japan and South Korea. 

Thought Indians were supposed to save Thai tourism.

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9 hours ago, webfact said:

They quoted IT whizz and Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Thanee Saengrat as saying that 30,538 tourists had come to Thailand.

 

In another report after a later House of Representatives debate a Ministry of Health aide said that just 24,000 had entered the country. 


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The remaining 6,538 are still at Suvarnabhumi Airport, following Anutin, who's leading them, carrying a flag, around the airport, as he is trying to find a way to Switzerland...

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1 hour ago, StayinThailand2much said:

The remaining 6,538 are still at Suvarnabhumi Airport, following Anutin, who's leading them, carrying a flag, around the airport, as he is trying to find a way to Switzerland...

All 6,538 will be issued with Spades and Shovels and be told to dig a tunnel to Switzerland pronto !

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52 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

All 6,538 will be issued with Spades and Shovels and be told to dig a tunnel to Switzerland pronto !

LOL. Wasn't that a movie? But that was from medieval England to 20th century New Zealand. Still, the medieval part checks out...

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Are people coming in on OA, O and other non-tourist visas getting counted as tourists?  

And of those actual tourists arriving, how many had pre-booked on the hope that the entertainment and alcohol serving establishments would all be up and running by December?

 

It's going to be a very very dry and boring holiday for many traveling anywhere other than the very few places allowing serving of alcohol.  The only option for many will be a 7-11 bought bottle of alcohol in your hotel room or taking the risk of arrest and fines and drinking in one of the covertly operated bars/restaurants. 

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On 11/12/2021 at 4:31 AM, it is what it is said:

wouldn't read too much into this, it's nothing new for thailand or any other country, as mark twain said; "Lies, damned lies, and statistics"

The way things are done - everywhere. 

Bureaucracy protecting itself. 

Comes in many forms.

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