Popular Post webfact Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 A Russian tourist takes a selfie at Mai Khao beach in Phuket, Thailand. File photo: Reuters ● Money-transfer difficulties and flight cancellations following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have shaken Thai tour operators ● Russians were the largest group of visitors to the kingdom in January and some 1.5 million of them came in 2019 and spent US$3.3 billion Bloomberg A plunging rouble, flight cancellations and money-transfer difficulties are prompting Russian and European tourists to cancel trips to Thailand, a blow to the Southeast Asian nation’s tourism-revival efforts. The exclusion of many Russian banks from the Swift payments network has resulted in tour operators running into problems when making transfers, according to Charintip Tiyaphorn, co-owner of Pimalai Resort & Spa in Phuket. Some flights have been cancelled following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and many European airlines are re-routing to get to Southeast Asia, she said. Russians were the largest group of travellers to Thailand in January and top applicants for new visas under a quarantine-free entry programme relaunched last month. About 1.5 million Russians visited in pre-pandemic 2019 and spent US$3.3 billion, the third-highest source of tourism revenue for the country, according to official data. Full story: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3168884/ukraine-invasion-crashing-russian-rouble-sanctions-deal -- © Copyright South China Morning Post 2022-03-02 - 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 4 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stereolab Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Every cloud has a silver lining. 42 8 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 TAT will adjust it`s estimated arrivals upwards to compensate.....???? 16 63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Now worries the Indians will replace them 4 1 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Interesting perspective....democratic country invaded, innocent civilians murdered, their capital about to be destroyed.........Yes........but what about our tourist numbers. 129 1 12 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AwwYesNice1 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, ChipButty said: Now worries the Indians will replace them Baba is coming? 1 2 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 They will be compensated by tourists from Pakistan, Iran and North Korea! 1 1 2 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, AwwYesNice1 said: Baba is coming? They'll be really sari if the do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 China bubble: gone India bubble: gone Russian trillionaires: gone now India bubble on track again. Once in a while, TAT get's it right ???? 2 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 They will report tourism is way up. And it will be compared to 2021! Not really a big factor. The number of Russians who would have come would have been a fraction of previous years. That applies to all nations. Way too much sabotage and decimation has been applied to tourism, by weak, cowardly and incapable men. It will take many, many difficult years for it to recover. And even then, it will never be like before. Never. All things change and evolve. At this very moment Thailand is being forgotten. 28 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cherrytreeview Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 42 minutes ago, Will B Good said: Interesting perspective....democratic country invaded, innocent civilians murdered, their capital about to be destroyed.........Yes........but what about our tourist numbers. Sums up Thailand. "You blew up a civilian tower block?" Now you qualify for a family deckchair discount. Welcome. 2 faced, immoral, money grabbing and untrustworthy. 45 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pokerface1 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Doesn’t seem like Buddha is smiling on Thailand these days. One blow after another. what coming next? 11 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pokerface1 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, pokerface1 said: Doesn’t seem like Buddha is smiling on Thailand these days. One blow after another. what coming next? Perhaps another flood ???????? 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomyami Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Could thailand be forced to block its air space to russia and if the mad man fires his nukes it will be the end 27 minutes ago, sanuk711 said: Thailand is beginning to reopen after a period of having- No body....so I guess they will stagger through it all. I'm more worried about these guys poor kids losing their jobs............ Have a mate was working for a US company for 3 weeks in kyiv flew out 20 feb on last ryanair flight out of that country he is now devastated at whats happening. His colleagues there have 2 choices, Its be a refugee or die but as u live in cookoo land why would u care 5 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: They will report tourism is way up. And it will be compared to 2021! Not really a big factor. The number of Russians who would have come would have been a fraction of previous years. That applies to all nations. Way too much sabotage and decimation has been applied to tourism, by weak, cowardly and incapable men. It will take many, many difficult years for it to recover. And even then, it will never be like before. Never. All things change and evolve. At this very moment Thailand is being forgotten. You forgot to mention "the wine tax"???? 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Off topic trolling posts and the replies have been removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 15 minutes ago, tomyami said: His colleagues there have 2 choices, Its be a refugee or die Gosh......I wonder what option they will choose tomyami................ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavideol Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Will B Good said: Interesting perspective....democratic country invaded, innocent civilians murdered, their capital about to be destroyed.........Yes........but what about our tourist numbers. we all know here, $$$$$$$$ talks the rest is just not that important for them, it's just like the wind 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RafPinto Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Have a look at the oil price... Shocking 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingstonkid Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 Going to be interesting to see what immigration and hotels do with Russian people that can no longer pay their bills and are unable to get home. 16 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Iforbach Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 And there's me thinking they only want high end tourists .think thry beg for anyone including us oldies who sip a fee beers everyday 7 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smew Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 1. Shows how self centered the journalist is, but again his is stating the obvious 2. Russian tourist on the photo has Chinese appearance. 2. Aggression in Ukraine must stop so the world can be'' normal'' again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post daveAustin Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, webfact said: A plunging rouble, flight cancellations and money-transfer difficulties are prompting Russian and European tourists to cancel trips to Thailand, a blow to the Southeast Asian nation’s tourism-revival efforts. Yes, bit if a blow. But, hey ho Thailand, it could be worse, some people are having their country blown to bits by one of those unhinged, cowardly ‘strongmen’. You know, the type that just takes. It is a bit frustrating how trivial these tourism people make it all sound though. And, though easy to brush off the Russians visitors—not my cup of tea—some of them are likely as appalled as the rest of us. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wensiensheng Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 If the Thai government is unwilling to denounce an invasion, let alone enact sanctions, I don’t have a shred of sympathy for them. They get what they deserve as far as I am concerned. Yes, it is Thai citizens who will suffer not “the government”, but it’s up to those citizens to vote to oust their government in sufficient numbers that the result cannot be manipulated. 26 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pagallim Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, smew said: 2. Russian tourist on the photo has Chinese appearance. Russia has a hugely diverse ethnic Asian population, origins being Mongolia, Kazakhstan, North Korea amongst other nations, particularly in the Russian Far East. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CANSIAM Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 I'm sure they've starting working on a Saudi / Qatari tourism bubble - 60 day visa exempt plan.......... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANSIAM Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, wensiensheng said: If the Thai government is unwilling to denounce an invasion, let alone enact sanctions, I don’t have a shred of sympathy for them. They get what they deserve as far as I am concerned. Yes, it is Thai citizens who will suffer not “the government”, but it’s up to those citizens to vote to oust their government in sufficient numbers that the result cannot be manipulated. Yeah RT still available for viewing here ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vandeventer Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, stereolab said: Every cloud has a silver lining. Is there anything but money on their brain? 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickmouse1 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 What is wrong with the ILLUSTRIOUS BRITS? Bring zem in, ZEY R BIG £££ "SPENDERS" . Soon we will say the " RUSSIANS R COMING". By the way, flight routes to bkk from Moscow are clear, only the money issue is the snag. Thailand ,can you extend them credit facilities till the sanction is lifted? 1 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Guderian Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Good to see such an objective story from an obviously unbiased source like the "South China Morning Post". I'm honestly surprised they didn't follow it up with an article from Pravda or Izvestia, just to confirm that the whole world is holding its breath to see how this situation in Ukraine plays out for the Thai tourism business. Never mind the demented goblin sitting in the bowels of the Kremlin with his finger on the nuclear button, what really matters is daily arrivals at Swampy and hotel occupancy rates in Phuket. Edited March 2, 2022 by Guderian 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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