Thai tourism won't recover without the Chinese, says top bank analyst

[steven100]

On 11/19/2021 at 5:40 PM, Isaan sailor said:

Crocodile tears here….

agree .... thailand has lied with it's no quarantine bs when it is quarantine,  they have made it so difficult and stressful for any tourist and with family to come here.

Tourists will not come to Thailand  because of all the red tape bs and they ' thailand ' have shot themselves in the foot big time because of their stupid nonsense.  

[Chad3000]

On 11/19/2021 at 11:08 AM, webfact said:

figure was made up of perhaps 30% Chinese nationals. 

It's simple math then

[3NUMBAS]

spitoons will remain empty

[michael888]

????

[michael888]

Pfft

Edited November 20, 2021 by michael888

[relax33]

On 11/19/2021 at 8:04 PM, RafPinto said:

China will now heavily control all money leaving the country.

You are right, at least people will not be in the mood to spend like in the past even if they had the chance to come

[StayinThailand2much]

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Daily cases would hit 275,793 if China took the same approach as Britain and 454,198 if it imitated France, it said.

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"Our findings have raised a clear warning that, for the time being, we are not ready to embrace 'open-up' strategies resting solely on the hypothesis of herd immunity induced by vaccination advocated by certain western countries."

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[SmartyMarty]

Let's be honest, nothing will recover or develop in Thailand without either Chinese or their money. Slave state on a slippery slope (no pun intended).

[RubbaJohnny]

On 11/19/2021 at 12:40 PM, Geoffggi said:

But I thought the government wanted quality & not quantity .....................LOL

not according to the Indian bonk analyst, never mind the quality feel the width?

[zzaa09]

14 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

Let's be honest, nothing will recover or develop in Thailand without either Chinese or their money. Slave state on a slippery slope (no pun intended).

Historically, Siam/Thailand has been a loosely coordinated vassal of the traditional Chinese tributary system - in one form or another.

[gim12]

and in addition to the money they bring they can bring in a new virus as well,  this idiot analyst ignored where the world -wide virus originated AND where the government covered the outbreak up  as long as possible

[DaveSamutP]

On 11/19/2021 at 3:29 PM, AseanLao said:

This idea that Chinese tourists spend so much more money than Westerners is just silly.

 

Most Chinese spending is easily tracked - hotel stays, spending at big shopping malls with special discount cards and VAT refunds, and all their block-booking activities with tour groups etc.

 

I can spend large amounts of money in a day - visiting local bars, restaurants and shops, getting tuk tuks or renting transport. I pay for eveything in cash, and not a single baht is trackable by the "Thai Tourism Statiticians". Try asking local businesses if they get more trade from Chinese or Westerners and see what their response is ...

 

Exactly. And anyway, much of the commenting re Chinese tourism is simply face giving which the Chinese are sensitive to. Domestically, they love running those "we are the greatest" stories. The Thais of course are masters at telling people what they need to hear ala Noi from the massage shop saying "I don't like Thai man. I like you Farang. Good heart. Big snake. Handsome man."