TAT chief: "Thailand's reopening has been good" - points to no Omicron slowdown and 500K arrivals this year

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The chief of Thailand's tourism authority, the TAT, continued his upbeat stance in a report by Bangkok Business News yesterday. 

 

Yutthasak Suphasorn said of the country's reopening since November 1st:

 

"It's been good. From November 1st to 28th we had 93,573 arrivals, so that's 100,000 for November.

 

"With 100,000 already from January to October and 300,000 expected in December we will hit 500,000 arrivals this year".

 

The chief admitted this fell short of earlier targets for 600,000 arrivals in the last two months.

 

But he said that the good news was that the emergence of the new Omicron variant had not had any effect yet on arrivals.

 

The only noticeable slowdown was from European countries where the Covid-19 numbers were increasing rapidly and there were lockdown fears.

 

He pointed to a main market being Germany noting that its nationals were coming to Thailand in continuing good numbers. 

 

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[fredscats]

It will

[Denim]

1 minute ago, webfact said:

The chief of Thailand's tourism authority, the TAT, continued his upbeat stance

Surely that should read beat up stance ?

[ThailandRyan]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

But he said that the good news was that the emergence of the new Omicron variant had not had any effect yet on arrivals.

Dude, this variant just started to close things 3 days ago.  A little quick to make this statement. Maybe you should have said "Had not YET had any effect yet on Arrivals"  Maybe it was a transliteration issue and that's what he meant.

[Mavideol]

it's all a matter of interpretion ... is the glass half full or half empty

[khunPer]

20 minutes ago, webfact said:

"With 100,000 already from January to October and 300,000 expected in December we will hit 500,000 arrivals this year".

I noticed the word "expected", let's hope the statement is more correct than the expected 5 million tourists that tourism and sports minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn predicted...????

[ThailandRyan]

10 minutes ago, khunPer said:

I noticed the word "expected", let's hope the statement is more correct than the expected 5 million tourists that tourism and sports minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn predicted...????

Still waiting on those 6 million Brits to arrive...

[ezzra]

One thing is for sure, if the TAT chief will not be "upbeat and sure" who will? and those numbers his throwing around, well let's just say that it is wishful thinking... Time will tell tough...

[trainman34014]

Sweet Dreams....Moron !

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

 

But he said that the good news was that the emergence of the new Omicron variant had not had any effect yet on arrivals.

Probably as they were either at the airport already or in flight !

[GrandPapillon]

jesus, what are they smoking? ????

 

600K tourists in December alone? lucky if they get past 6K that month ????

[jojothai]

Note the word " arrivals", 

Not tourists. 

Presumably do not want to admit the number who are not tourists and wanted to get back as soon as easier quarantine requirements were made.

Guess what may happen to the numbers when they have returned and its then mainly tourists.

 

[starky]

"We got 93 so that's a 100 and 100 we have had with the 300 that we haven't had yet that's 500" lol .

  A rare insight into the mystifying world of TAT maths. And as others have so rightly stated arrivals, not many arrivals and even fewer tourists.

[klauskunkel]

85 foreign tourists arrived in November in Hua Hin

Billionaires, one and all.

Edited December 1, 2021 by klauskunkel

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The chief admitted this fell short of earlier targets for 600,000 arrivals in the last two months.

So from a prediction of 600,00 in the last two months to 500,000 all year.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, Mavideol said:

it's all a matter of interpretion ... is the glass half full or half empty

T.A.T's is always overflowing.

[Cake Monster]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

"With 100,000 already from January to October and 300,000 expected in December we will hit 500,000 arrivals this year".

Thai Math from a Tourism Dept Leader no less.

100 K + 300 K = 500 K

Its quite easy to see how the National Average I.Q. is only 89

[Clarkey611]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

He pointed to a main market being Germany noting that its nationals were coming to Thailand in continuing good numbers. 

It also appears that there is a lot of reciprocation being seen with a lot going the other way! Presumably they have some property in Germany.

[bangon04]

1 hour ago, Clarkey611 said:

It also appears that there is a lot of reciprocation being seen with a lot going the other way! Presumably they have some property in Germany.

Some very important Thais have property in Germany......and a life

[Deli]

What a fool. The Omi cancellatons have started already. But how can you expect a blinded by Cha Cha's medals can see it ?

[Partenavia]

Arrivals are ones who had previously booked. Not those who were thinking about it, and have now binned the idea of travelling anywhere.

[stigar]

12 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Dude, this variant just started to close things 3 days ago.  A little quick to make this statement. Maybe you should have said "Had not YET had any effect yet on Arrivals"  Maybe it was a transliteration issue and that's what he meant.

27 countries reported now have the omicron virus.Im sure thailand will deny even they get  thousands infected,

[Mac Mickmanus]

7 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Thai Math from a Tourism Dept Leader no less.

100 K + 300 K = 500 K

Its quite easy to see how the National Average I.Q. is only 89

The other 100 000 is arrivals from November which weren't counted in the figures  

[Stargeezr]

Sounds like Germany is having a bad Winter so far, or is it like most places in the

world. People have been stuck at home for 2 years and are getting anxious to

travel anywhere warmer.  I wish I was as optimistic as TAT, but that is impossible as I am

much better at math.  Good Luck to all the Thai people who are waiting for the international

tourist to start arriving, the numbers are still very low. Really.

[starky]

13 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

Thai Math from a Tourism Dept Leader no less.

100 K + 300 K = 500 K

Its quite easy to see how the National Average I.Q. is only 89

You missed the 93 we had this month which is a 100 apparently ???????????????? when you add that to the 100 we have had and the 300 we haven't had you get 500....simples

[starky]

5 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The other 100 000 is arrivals from November which weren't counted in the figures  

Well it was 93 which isn't a 100 at all and the other 300 are people who haven't arrived yet so. No.