Thai tourism officials and private sector buoyant after Test and Go is scrapped and tourists flood in

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath published an upbeat story after the Test and Go scheme was scrapped on Sunday. They said the south and Thailand in general was getting busy again. 

 

Yesterday saw 180 foreign tourist arrivals at Krabi airport in the south, the first since Test and Go ended said tourism rep Surat Jaronyothin.

 

He expected the upswing to continue nationwide as more and more countries including Thailand opened up as the pandemic entered a new phase.

 

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Things were now returning to normal claimed the former chief of the national tourism business association Itthirit Kinglek in a Facebook post. 

 

Phuket had nearly 200 flights a day.

 

A downside was that only two airlines were servicing Krabi that was still waiting for its international terminal to open. 

 

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[Thailand]

I can see 4.

[simon43]

This website https://www.phuketairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/ shows 68 flight arrivals into Phuket today., which doesn't seem to equal 200 flights per day.

 

You know when a Thai tourism spokesperson is lying?  When their mouth moves.....

[petermik]

180 tourists arrive at Krabi Airport....on how many flights I wonder?????

[grantbkk]

Only when the Thai Pass and insurance scam is gone. Most or many people worldwide dislike the midnight closing times. It is supposed to be a vacation.  No one want an old man to order them to bed early in the evening.

[TheFishman1]

Get rid of the Thai pass

[madmitch]

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

This website https://www.phuketairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/ shows 68 flight arrivals into Phuket today., which doesn't seem to equal 200 flights per day.

 

You know when a Thai tourism spokesperson is lying?  When their mouth moves.....

They usually count arrivals and departures in those figures to make them seem higher but still nowhere near 200.

Edited May 5, 2022 by madmitch

[madmitch]

 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Things were now returning to normal claimed the former chief of the national tourism business association Itthirit Kinglek in a Facebook post. 

Delusional!

Edited May 5, 2022 by madmitch

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Siam Rath published an upbeat story after the Test and Go scheme was scrapped on Sunday. They said the south and Thailand in general was getting busy again.

5 days after it was dropped?

[ikke1959]

They forgot that is was the end of the Ramadhan???

[The Hammer2021]

Visiting Pattaya  recently I was struck by how busy some areas were notably Soi Buakhao, LK Metro,  Soi Lenkee absolutely  booming. They were as bysy as high season. Kasetsin Soi 11 has 5 new very large hi so Thai  restaurants all busy as is Soi 5 Pratumnak and Thai  traditional BBQ places and at the bank holiday weekend roads were jammed. Jomtien  beach Rd is busy  too and Dongtan  beach. It's  all very different  from this time last year

[Road Warrior]

indeed scrape tihai pass and silly insurance --then tourist will return to Thailand as before 

[The Hammer2021]

21 minutes ago, Road Warrior said:

indeed scrape tihai pass and silly insurance --then tourist will return to Thailand as before 

And stop the nanny state  bar times!

[Isaan sailor]

Now if they could just get that Baht down a bit more…..

[spidermike007]

Notice how since the bragging on the 1st day, there have been no reports on daily arrivals? 

[ozimoron]

8 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Notice how since the bragging on the 1st day, there have been no reports on daily arrivals? 

They should report them on a daily basis like covid infections?

 

Here are today's arrivals for Phuket. There are 51 arrivals, that's quite a lot I would think and certainly justifies the article's premise and headline.

 

https://www.phuketairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/

 

 

Edited May 5, 2022 by ozimoron

[chalawaan]

Help! Is that Somchai the plumber? 

Yes, come quickly krup! The Mea, mea noi, and me, are up to our necks in tourists!

Please hurry, nakhap, before we drown!

[chalawaan]

42 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

And stop the nanny state  bar times!

There are no bars in Thailand, what are you talking about? ????

And no prostitution either, it's a gracious land of smiley people who love... Better stop there I think. ????

Edited May 5, 2022 by chalawaan

[chalawaan]

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Visiting Pattaya  recently I was struck by how busy some areas were notably Soi Buakhao, LK Metro,  Soi Lenkee absolutely  booming. They were as bysy as high season. Kasetsin Soi 11 has 5 new very large hi so Thai  restaurants all busy as is Soi 5 Pratumnak and Thai  traditional BBQ places and at the bank holiday weekend roads were jammed. Jomtien  beach Rd is busy  too and Dongtan  beach. It's  all very different  from this time last year

For the peoples sake, that's good to hear, but the world has changed, Thailand's leadership are determined Thailand cannot and will not change. Two seemingly unrelated issues on a collision course.

 

If you though Covid was bad wait for the coming crash, that's not going to revive much, and could easily lead to armed struggle as people go hungry and some talented rebel harnesses the discontent.

China won't be let loose until Xi is gone. And they're heading towards economic disaster at a rate of knots anyway. 

This is the lull before the party-sized guac dip hitting the fan. Mark my words.

[chalawaan]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

5 days after it was dropped?

Could it be true?

I must head down there and have a Proper Gander. ????????????

[hansnl]

I wonder, are these arrival numbers tourists or are they maybe expats returning "home"?

[tomyami]

Lots of expats coming and going atm.

As a holiday destination Thailand is less desirable airfares are rising and as said a million times farangs like wine and it is highly taxed to discourage this group.

[Lingba]

Flood in????

[The Hammer2021]

3 hours ago, chalawaan said:

For the peoples sake, that's good to hear, but the world has changed, Thailand's leadership are determined Thailand cannot and will not change. Two seemingly unrelated issues on a collision course.

 

If you though Covid was bad wait for the coming crash, that's not going to revive much, and could easily lead to armed struggle as people go hungry and some talented rebel harnesses the discontent.

China won't be let loose until Xi is gone. And they're heading towards economic disaster at a rate of knots anyway. 

This is the lull before the party-sized guac dip hitting the fan. Mark my words.

Berlin in the 30s. People like  to party

[The Hammer2021]

5 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Notice how since the bragging on the 1st day, there have been no reports on daily arrivals? 

Bragging? But anyway who reads such stuff? Where is it published? I only ever hear about it on this forum from the naysayers and depressed Thai haters..LOL

[newnative]

Trickle.  

[Misterwhisper]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Yesterday saw 180 foreign tourist arrivals at Krabi airport

You realize how desperate they must be when they start describing 180 foreign arrivals as "tourists FLOODING IN".

 

Whereas we cannot even be sure how many of these "180 foreign arrivals" were in fact tourists. Many of them simply might have been expats finally having a chance to return to their Thai families. As we all know: You can have lived here for 10, 20 or even 30 years, but Thai immigration is still going to count you as a "foreign arrival" whenever you return from a business trip or a vacation abroad.

 

Pre-Covid I used to be between 8 and 15 "foreign arrivals" every year, for example. 

[spidermike007]

16 hours ago, ozimoron said:

They should report them on a daily basis like covid infections?

 

Here are today's arrivals for Phuket. There are 51 arrivals, that's quite a lot I would think and certainly justifies the article's premise and headline.

 

https://www.phuketairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/

 

 

No need to report daily. But, when they make such a big deal about the hugh number of 1st day arrivals, which is expected to be high, and then absolute radio silence, it does lead one to wonder. 

Edited May 6, 2022 by spidermike007

[SmartyMarty]

21 hours ago, petermik said:

180 tourists arrive at Krabi Airport....on how many flights I wonder?????

Yep they are flooding back in. What a crock.