Popular Post webfact Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 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. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe 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. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-05-05 - Cigna 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 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 I can see 4. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simon43 Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 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..... 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 180 tourists arrive at Krabi Airport....on how many flights I wonder????? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grantbkk Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 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. 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheFishman1 Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 Get rid of the Thai pass 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmitch Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) 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 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmitch Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) 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 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 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? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke1959 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 They forgot that is was the end of the Ramadhan??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Hammer2021 Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 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 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Road Warrior Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 indeed scrape tihai pass and silly insurance --then tourist will return to Thailand as before 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 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! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaan sailor Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Now if they could just get that Baht down a bit more….. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 Notice how since the bragging on the 1st day, there have been no reports on daily arrivals? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chalawaan Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 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! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chalawaan Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) 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 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalawaan Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalawaan Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 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. ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hansnl Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 I wonder, are these arrival numbers tourists or are they maybe expats returning "home"? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomyami Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 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. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingba Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Flood in???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 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 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Trickle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted May 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2022 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartyMarty Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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