Popular Post webfact Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 Picture: Thai Rath The Tourism Authority of Thailand representative in Phuket was pitting a positive spin on the "sandbox" on the holiday island, reported Thai Rath. Chief of the local TAT Nanthasiri Ronasiri said that foreigners continued to arrive on the island despite the "peak" of the tourist season being over. On Monday there were 3,450 foreign tourists arriving on 24 flights operated by 18 airlines. Nanthasiri - sporting an amazing Thailand pin - said that 61,000 arrived so far in February. Picture: Thai Rath The total since the start of the sandbox on July 1st 2021 was 327,000 leading to direct income of 18 billion baht. Total turnover was 43 billion based on each tourist spending 55,000 baht per trip. 70,000 rooms were on offer with hotels reporting 35-50% occupancy. ASEAN NOW notes that reports from those who have been through the sandbox indicated that many of the visitors were not really foreign tourists but returning expats perhaps with families living in Thailand. And many suggested that Thai people were included in the figures. Long Stay Visa Health Insurance Plans -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-02-23 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - 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 2 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) I heard that story about golden goose lay a golden egg but killed by greedy owner so seems like Thai govt is treating all tourists as golden goose and wants to get all eggs in one go...It looks like that Phuket Taxi mafia is running TAT now!! Edited February 23, 2022 by RandiRona 5 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hoppyone Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, RandiRona said: I heard that story about golden goose lay a golden egg but killed by greedy owner so seems like Thai govt is treating all tourists as golden goose and wants to get all eggs in one go...It seems that Phuket Taxi mafia is running TAT now!! Must be all cheap Charlie tourists only average spending 55,000 baht 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Hoppyone said: Must be all cheap Charlie tourists only average spending 55,000 baht Most of this is forced spending on SHA+ and other BS covid tests expenses so nothing much is going to local economy. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Why the word foreigners is showing with quotation marks? it can only mean that not all the visitors to the island are foreigners?... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gottfrid Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Hurray! They got back 0,8% of the lost tourism GDP! That, in about 6 month, which means: In that speed it will just take a little bit under 40 years to get back on track. Edited February 23, 2022 by Gottfrid 3 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 Around 1,362 a day should reach 40m by 2030 -2035 to fulfil TAT's predictions ???? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi3eddie Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) The numbers quoted here and elsewhere should be broken down properly. How many Thais arrived on those flights? Are all foreign arrivals (including Thais) from overseas counted as tourists? If arriving on a Non-Immigrant Visa is that counted as being a tourist? Does the 55,000 Baht/Trip include airfare? How many are arriving on one-way tickets? As usual clear as mud and publicised as a success story. "Positive spin". How about reality please? Edited February 23, 2022 by soi3eddie 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I wonder what the 55000 baht spend includes? Does it include airfares to get here? COVID tests etc? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, webfact said: (...) Total turnover was 43 billion based on each tourist (...) (...) many of the visitors were not really foreign tourists but returning expats perhaps with families living in Thailand. And many suggested that Thai people were included in the figures. Says it all. I personally know returning expats and Thais who were included in that "tourist arrivals" figure. Edited February 23, 2022 by StayinThailand2much 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crazykopite Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 That’s why the adverts say Amazing Thailand because the administration can tell us exactly how much each visitor spent on there trip to the Kingdom ???????????? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TKDfella Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 '...despite the "peak" of the tourist season being over.' That's because there was no peak...just a continuous slow trickle...a flat curve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racket Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Drop the PCR tests on arrival and you will start be making trillions instead of millions. Follow the steps of Philippines, or continue to miss out on opportunities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Gottfrid said: In that speed it will just take a little bit under 40 years to get back on track. Sounds about right to me.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jimbo53 Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Pedrogaz said: I wonder what the 55000 baht spend includes? Does it include airfares to get here? COVID tests etc? Probably a few Taxi Fares in Patong lol. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngmanoz Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Only spend 55.000 Bart a trip wow pety cash for me I spent 60.000 one night for all the bar girls to have fun in Patong Beach BANGALA L O L I MIGHT DO IT AGAIN THIS TIME AND POST THE BILL FOR FUN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Pitiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlee101 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 5 hours ago, soi3eddie said: The numbers quoted here and elsewhere should be broken down properly. How many Thais arrived on those flights? Are all foreign arrivals (including Thais) from overseas counted as tourists? If arriving on a Non-Immigrant Visa is that counted as being a tourist? Does the 55,000 Baht/Trip include airfare? How many are arriving on one-way tickets? As usual clear as mud and publicised as a success story. "Positive spin". How about reality please? And "Does the 55,000 baht include the 5000 baht each way (airport to hotel to airport) for the taxi mafia ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike KIWI Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 67% of stats are made up on the spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) A little over 300,000 in nearly 8 months. Not impressive. How many of those were returning ex-pats? How many were returning Thais? Of course people are going to choose a Phuket resort over a Bangkok hotel. The cowardice must end. Edited February 23, 2022 by spidermike007 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Their excitement is hardly justified, when you consider that tourism in Thailand is down by 95% while it's only down about 50% in those countries that have refrained from imposing insane entry procedures. Catching up will be tough, chances are that at least parts of the pie have been redistributed for good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just waiting for the headline "Continuation of Sandbox has dissuaded 10 million "tourists" from visiting" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Keep up the good work, in other words, only 39,673,000 to go until the end of 2022! Give the hard working officials in TAT, TBT, TCT, TDT, TET and God-only-knows-what-other-agency solid gold medals and the ministers the same thing made of platinum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I feel sorry for the TAT Muppets having to reel out such paltry numbers when they used to mumbo about millions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.B Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Is that 55,000 baht including hotels? I used to spend more than that in my partying days in Pattaya circa 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkski Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Youngmanoz said: Only spend 55.000 Bart a trip wow pety cash for me I spent 60.000 one night for all the bar girls to have fun in Patong Beach BANGALA L O L I MIGHT DO IT AGAIN THIS TIME AND POST THE BILL FOR FUN That's great you think you have cash like this to burn. I'm sure you felt like a boss. But consider how you ruin things for the average guy. I've said it before. Guys who don't make taxis put the meter on and just pay whatever are the reason it's still a problem today. Edited February 23, 2022 by Elkski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 17 hours ago, Hoppyone said: Must be all cheap Charlie tourists only average spending 55,000 baht Mostly on PCR tests and Hotels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChC1 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 8 hours ago, mrfill said: Just waiting for the headline "Continuation of Sandbox has dissuaded 10 million "tourists" from visiting" It is so true. They only see those actually arrived for whatever reason. Yet they dare to even think there is a possibility that millions could have been here if they did not have so many obstacles. Each obstacle stops hundreds thousands if not millions tourists from coming. And TAT can not see it. T T A When you consider the A looks like a nose, the T and T looks like two weeping eyes. Very accurate of TAT in distress call as not enough tourists are coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 10 hours ago, spidermike007 said: A little over 300,000 in nearly 8 months. Not impressive. How many of those were returning ex-pats? How many were returning Thais? Of course people are going to choose a Phuket resort over a Bangkok hotel. The cowardice must end. Agreed . However, one month ago I did one night in Bangkok hotel rather than Phuket as my condo was in the same street. I, like many others here are not tourists. <deleted> the expense of Phuket when it comes to entry. Now it seems to get easier with new rules. Thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo53 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 15 hours ago, spidermike007 said: A little over 300,000 in nearly 8 months. Not impressive. How many of those were returning ex-pats? How many were returning Thais? Of course people are going to choose a Phuket resort over a Bangkok hotel. The cowardice must end. I think they have added 2 x 00 to that figure by mistake ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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