TAT: Governor tells media there's been no slowdown to tourism due to Omicron

[sawadee1947]

It is not in his hands how many tourists will come.

It depends how easy it is to enter Thailand and how much afraid tourists are to travel anyway.????

 

 

 

[connda]

TAT: Governor tells media there's been no slowdown to tourism due to Omicron

Until there is.

[superal]

3 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

In a year all the naysayers "Thailand is finished" will be eating their words. There is and always will be a big demand for this place especially for the millions of unhappy or adventuresome males in the world.

Places are busy with just local tourists wait until the hoardes of Asian foreigners and others start coming.

 

Well without the Chinese who are 30% of the tourist numbers to Thailand  plus other countries whose folks will not take a risk of losing big money spent on flights and hotels etc the Thai tourism will be well down in the next year . Most adventurous  males like a bar scene with some female company but that has all but ended . Below is a scale of tourists to Thailand in 2019

[Pib]

Over 4 million "tourists" from Malyasia, almost 2 million "tourists" from Laos, an almost 1 million "tourists" from Mymanar?!   No way that many were "tourists."   

 

More likely they were people just crossing back and forth across the border very frequently to deliver/buy goods (trade) and/or to find jobs (labors) in Thailand.  But if Thailand wants to call these folks "tourists" it does indeed help to inflate tourism stats.

[Sticky Rice Balls]

7 hours ago, Greenwich Boy said:

Back in Chiang Mai there are a few new faces about.

that would be mine..and a hansum one at that! ????

[Benmart]

His voice is weak and his credibility is in tatters.

[Nigeone]

Anyone have any idea as to how many flights coming in internationally. Currently ? And a bit harder how full have they been . Realise thats a big ask but there will be people in the forum who have travelled etc

[fgmr]

19 hours ago, Virt said:

 

I don't think a lot of people will cancel their already bought tickets, since it's not possible to get a refund in the current situation, so he might be correct if 600,000 already had bought their tickets, but it does sound a bit to optimistic.

Most reputable international airlines do offer cancellation or rebooking due to COVID.

[fgmr]

10 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

that would be mine..and a hansum one at that! ????

New! only seems so, because most have been playing hide and seek over the last 18 months n????

[Jiggo]

Is he a real person, or Thailand's answer to Max Headroom....

[Harveyboy]

20 hours ago, Greenwich Boy said:

I am currently doing touristy things in Bangkok. Just seen my first tour group near Wat Pho. Snake of maybe 30 people. Bloke with a stick and a flag in charge. Eastern European or Russian from listening to them. Back in Chiang Mai there are a few new faces about. Not a lot I agree but some are still keen to travel whatever obstacles are put in front of them.

yep same  saw a lot of new white faces around jomtien this week lot more non Asian females .. someone's traveling

[n8sail]

Went to Rayong immigration today for 90 day report (Couldn't be ar$ed to deal with YET ANOTHER new Thailand Government run website and try the new and improved site)

It was FULL of westerners, and only one was waiting for 90 day report.  Everyone else was doing retirement, extensions etc. from the looks of the paperwork.  Female farangs also, not just fat old dudes with young Thai birds (NTTAWWT)

I haven't seen that many people in the office since even before COVID...  it was pretty dead for a year before that even.  4 years ago the place was a nightmare with Philippine, some Cambodian and a very few Myanmar.  Not sure what happened to all them as it has been an absolute breeze, especially during COVID.