Popular Post snoop1130 Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 Bangkok, 15 November, 2021 – Thailand has won the ‘Recommended Travel Destination of the Year’ award at the 2021 City Travel Hotel Awards organised by the Chinese magazine City Travel. Thailand was the only outbound tourist destination receiving the award at the presentation ceremony, which took place on 10 November, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency Shanghai Global Harbour in Shanghai. Mr. Lertchai Wangtrakuldi, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Shanghai Office, said, “This coveted accolade shows that Thailand continues to hold enormous appeal for Chinese travellers. And, with Thailand having further reopened to tourism at the beginning of November, now is the time to be promoting the destination in the major source market that is China.” China is among the 63 approved countries and territories from where travellers can visit Thailand under quarantine-free entry requirements introduced on 1 November, 2021. City Travel magazine, with a monthly circulation of 200,000 copies, is read by Chinese tourists for the accommodation, dining, sightseeing, and other information it features on various international destinations. Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2021/11/chinese-travellers-name-thailand-their-recommended-travel-destination-of-the-year/ 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EricTh Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 Another misleading statements - 'quarantine free'? It is certainly NOT quarantine free, it is quarantine 1 day plus you must have Covid test and expensive health insurance. That will put many genuine tourists off. 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pib Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 Quote Mr. Lertchai Wangtrakuldi, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Shanghai Office, said, This coveted accolade... Gosh, I get goose bumps when TAT talks like this. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 A couple of years from now the headline will be : Chinese travellers name Thailand their ‘Recommended Annexation of The Year ' 7 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wombat Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Give yourselves a pat on the back for a job well done. Bravo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HappyExpat57 Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 And as soon as Thailand got out of earshot, China whipped out another cheap paper award saying "Cambodia their ‘Recommended Travel Destination of the Year’" and so on and so on. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DonniePeverley Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 Funny this, cos Vietnam recently got a similar award. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Bangkok, 15 November, 2021 – Thailand has won the ‘Recommended Travel Destination of the Year’ award at the 2021 City Travel Hotel Awards organised by the Chinese magazine City Travel. This must be the first time in global history that a destination has 'won' travel recommendation destination of the year from a country that haven't and will not send any tourists in the same year. Absolutely daft award and story. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 The new and imagined Yellow Peril. Beware. They're comin' to getcha. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Zweistein Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 200,000 copies on a population of 1,5 billion ? WOW ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 And Thailand number one… Again ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 is their office in Wuhan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Yei! That talks volumes, as the Chinese has been prohibited from travelling during most of 2021. Just wonder what facts they base their decision on? A closed country they ain´t been able to visit? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 50 minutes ago, steven100 said: is their office in Wuhan Yaowarat Road..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted November 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2021 Time to enjoy Thailand before the hordes invade...again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blumpie Posted November 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2021 This was the response after Thailand released a written statement stating that Sinovac vaccine is fantastic! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said: Time to enjoy Thailand before the hordes invade...again. I like the cute ones in the sun dresses and yankee caps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Bangkok, 15 November, 2021 – Thailand has won the ‘Recommended Travel Destination of the Year’ award at the 2021 City Travel Hotel Awards organised by the Chinese magazine City Travel. ???????????????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 13 hours ago, Pib said: Gosh, I get goose bumps when TAT talks like this. My hackles stand-up. Utter tripe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma80 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Won by default and setting up the future of "approved" travel destinations. Because it would not be acceptable to mention the other top international vacation spots pre-pandemic. Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffr2 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: I like the cute ones in the sun dresses and yankee caps My first trip to China was about 30 years ago. Very few "cute" ones then. But seems times have changed! LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackprince Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) Since the Chinese got into foreign tourism in a big way (1) they have been the largest group of foreign tourists in Thailand (2) Thailand has been their top destination by a long way, followed by Japan surprisingly given the mutual hostility (shades of England and France perhaps). Thai culture and ethnicity has a lot more in common with Chinese than with persons of European descent of course, but the average farang doen't like to be reminded of that. Edited November 16, 2021 by blackprince 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffr2 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 https://www.statista.com/statistics/978124/china-leading-destination-countries-based-on-tourism-popularity-index/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Jeffr2 said: My first trip to China was about 30 years ago. Very few "cute" ones then. But seems times have changed! LOL confirmed from my exp in CNX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffr2 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 They market Thailand heavily in China. Those "zero cost" tours were very popular. I did one while in China for a one day domestic tour. Never again! Spent have the time in trinket shops!!!! Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 That's a bit like me saying that my preferred destination would be the moon. For the average Chinese traveler, Thailand is just as unreachable right now - thanks to China's ongoing zero Covid policy and very strict quarantine protocols for returnees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Timely accolade and argurs well for the future of the tourism industry which is dire. Tourism is a big contributor to the current account surplus in the past and will bolster the Baht strength and stability. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 17 hours ago, DonniePeverley said: Funny this, cos Vietnam recently got a similar award. As did London I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 19 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Thailand continues to hold enormous appeal for Chinese travellers. And post-covid:- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Oh dear. I invested in a "shrimps farm". Probably best investment ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
.thumb.jpg.8d1a71394325b508272291755f4e1850.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now