Popular Post webfact Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 Picture: Daily News 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. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-11-12 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post herfiehandbag Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 Well who would have thought it... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danderman123 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 The difference is 600 people per day. it probably comes down to different definitions of tourist, no big deal. 3,000 entering per day in November. How many came before Thailand Pass? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 No tinking too mut. Same same but different. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 43 minutes ago, webfact said: with second to fifth filled by nationals from Germany, Woww. Daily new Covid record in Germany yesterday and they are still allowed in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 Maybe TAT is counting the returning Thais as tourists, well that's what my neighbors goldfish told me.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 They won't put the germans on their "red list". Someone very important went back to Germany a few days ago. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiasurfer Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 And we just pull the numbers out of our a#&... This is not called a recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 More and more organizations with malfunctioning calculators I can read. Please take the line to the right and get your free membership to the TAT club. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 Welcome to the land where nothing or no one never adds up ???? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ESLTeacher1989 Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 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 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khunPer Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 I'm waiting wait for the numbers from TAT, their numbers will beat the these small figures... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arithai12 Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 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. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey611 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 4 hours ago, RafPinto said: They won't put the germans on their "red list". Someone very important went back to Germany a few days ago. A poodle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourmanflint Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Quote Thanee also said that 147,503 tourists had registered with Thailand Pass and 92,920 had been accepted by 8 am yesterday. So that would be the total amount of tourists coming to Thailand until xmas then. Hard to see there will be a rush anytime soon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Drake Posted November 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2021 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 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. (...) 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... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said: Maybe TAT is counting the returning Thais as tourists, well that's what my neighbors goldfish told me.... If the Thais fly on to Chiang Mai or Nakhon Nowhere, they will probably be added to the tally a second time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 2 hours ago, John Drake said: Thought Indians were supposed to save Thai tourism. And they didn't mean the ones from the U.S. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 8 hours ago, RafPinto said: They won't put the germans on their "red list". Someone very important went back to Germany a few days ago. I'm confused; is Thailand ruled from Bavaria now, or from Beijing? Hardly from Bangkok, I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
it is what it is Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 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... Edited November 12, 2021 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Figures never match in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 17 hours ago, RafPinto said: They won't put the germans on their "red list". Someone very important went back to Germany a few days ago. including 250 friends and 50 poodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Thai math is different, and very special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Johnson Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Arrivals including domestic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Albert Zweistein said: Figures never match in Thailand. Thainess rhetoric and twisted newspeak are terms of contradiction, even if from the same toxic page. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussienam Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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