Thailand Aims to Welcome 500,000 Indian Tourists This Year

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by Paul Rujopakarn

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Authorities are anticipating that the number of Indian tourists to Thailand will reach 500,000 by the end of 2022, after surpassing 100,000 since January.

 

Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said Indian travelers could generate as much as 22.5 billion baht in revenue.

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) also aims to attract 3,000 daily Indian visitors to the kingdom through various promotional campaigns and special travel incentives.

 

The TAT further noted that wedding tourism has been exceedingly popular to the Indian market, having since set a goal of holding 400 such events in the kingdom this year.

 

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In addition to India, TAT is focusing on the Middle East and Thailand’s neighbors until the end of September, when the peak season resumes.

 

At least 500,000 international tourists are anticipated each month, a significant rise from the authority’s initial forecast of 300,000 and a sign of increased optimism for the sector’s revival.

 

Thanakorn added that Thailand now plans to welcome 7-10 million international tourists and produce 1.5 trillion baht in revenue from the industry by the end of 2022, which is roughly half the amount generated in the previous full year preceding the pandemic.

 

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[Willy Wombat]

Desperados 

[ThailandRyan]

Lots of weddings.

[Cake Monster]

Music to the ears of the Necklace Thieves on Walking Street, and Beach Road..

[freedomnow]

Gogo's getting ready for "10 with 1 deals"....wooo hoo !

[Geoffggi]

And the good news is  ???????

[The Hammer2021]

The big rich  weddings are amazing, noisy splendid  affairs generating a lot of money with up  to a hundred guests.

[bkk6060]

I believe it 99% males and they sure love Thai girls.

 

[spidermike007]

They seem to be the only ones who are coming now. Not many other tourists around. The programs have all failed. I said it a while back. You don't just announce you are open, and people pour in here, like the arrogant goons thought would happen, as Thailand is the center of the known universe, right? 

 

Also, no sacrifices or improvements have been made. The Indians are used to a ramshackle look, so this will not bother them. And then there is the geographic convenience factor. 

 

 

[kotsak]

Right.. more snatched necklaces.. ????

[Joseph98765]

7/11 will be happy seeing them buying 1 can of coke and grabing 10 straws....

[vinci]

or one can and share with the whole family

[ThailandRyan]

43 minutes ago, freedomnow said:

Gogo's getting ready for "10 with 1 deals"....wooo hoo !

Yes, the bucket drinks will be back in style. I know its not the mix most would want but hey it suited my son and his 2 friends on their trip.

[chalawaan]

The problem with the TAT is that there's too many Chiefs, and not enough Indians. 

[bert bloggs]

Do Idian airlines give buy one flight 4 others go free? 

[chalawaan]

33 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

The big rich  weddings are amazing, noisy splendid  affairs generating a lot of money with up  to a hundred guests.

These are the ones they want, not the keenok necklace-losing gang-bang mongers that the Pattaya barfly set love to hate. 

[ThailandRyan]

Just now, bert bloggs said:

Do Idian airlines give buy one flight 4 others go free? 

Baggage hold fare class, Mini Me Airways..

[chalawaan]

37 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

They seem to be the only ones who are coming now. Not many other tourists around. The programs have all failed. I said it a while back. You don't just announce you are open, and people pour in here, like the arrogant goons thought would happen, as Thailand is the center of the known universe, right? 

 

Also, no sacrifices or improvements have been made. The Indians are used to a ramshackle look, so this will not bother them. And then there is the geographic convenience factor. 

 

 

This isn't over, the greatest depression is just about to hit. There's a perfect storm of market insanity, supply chain chaos, China's emerging Covid inspired economic disaster, likely followed by a war to divert the Chinese  peoples anger, Ukraine, and the fallout (let's hope non-nuclear) of that, global food insecurity, the crash of everything, and hyperinflation.

Thailand is in for a harder time than what's just happened. Bank on it.  

 

[bolt]

7 minutes ago, chalawaan said:

This isn't over, the greatest depression is just about to hit. There's a perfect storm of market insanity, supply chain chaos, China's emerging Covid inspired economic disaster, likely followed by a war to divert the Chinese  peoples anger, Ukraine, and the fallout (let's hope non-nuclear) of that, global food insecurity, the crash of everything, and hyperinflation.

Thailand is in for a harder time than what's just happened. Bank on it.  

 

are you having a bad day, or are you normally in "Told you so "mode 

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Authorities are anticipating that the number of Indian tourists to Thailand will reach 500,000 by the end of 2022

How ? (sorry could not resist)

[Mavideol]

not so long ago they were anticipating/expecting/hoping for millions of them and now they settle for 500K how that would/will happen still a mystery ... sheer desperation 555

[Mike Teavee]

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

The big rich  weddings are amazing, noisy splendid  affairs generating a lot of money with up  to a hundred guests.

I caught up with my mate & his wife (both British by birth of Indian Heritage) on my last UK trip & the wife was saying how bad she felt because they could only have 150 guests at their youngest sons wedding, there were >400 guests at the elder son’s wedding pre-Covid. 

It was eye watering how much he spent on them, Indian Weddings really are big business if you can get them.

[tigerbeer]

so many jealous racist people here dont realise indians got a lot more money than they could ever see in their lifes. as usual the white think they are the most supreme people in the world... TAT obviously know more than what many of you racist people know sitting behind your computers being keyboard warriors. frankly  the straw BS statement is old and boring. come up with some other new racist statement please to entertain us. 

[SmartyMarty]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

They seem to be the only ones who are coming now. Not many other tourists around. The programs have all failed. I said it a while back. You don't just announce you are open, and people pour in here, like the arrogant goons thought would happen, as Thailand is the center of the known universe, right? 

 

Also, no sacrifices or improvements have been made. The Indians are used to a ramshackle look, so this will not bother them. And then there is the geographic convenience factor. 

 

 

Not just the programs fault. No country anywhere around the globe is back to normal tourist numbers. And re your photos of decay and neglect, I wager such scenes exist in any city anywhere. Maybe try to accentuate the positive next time? Swampy was packed with hundreds of tourist arrivals on saturday which bodes well for the future.

[DaveE13]

1 hour ago, Mike Teavee said:

I caught up with my mate & his wife (both British by birth of Indian Heritage) on my last UK trip & the wife was saying how bad she felt because they could only have 150 guests at their youngest sons wedding, there were >400 guests at the elder son’s wedding pre-Covid. 

It was eye watering how much he spent on them, Indian Weddings really are big business if you can get them.

I can confirm this. Only thing I'm upset about it shows how old I'm getting when it's my mates kids getting married.  Agree they are huge events.

[DaveE13]

36 minutes ago, tigerbeer said:

so many jealous racist people here dont realise indians got a lot more money than they could ever see in their lifes. as usual the white think they are the most supreme people in the world... TAT obviously know more than what many of you racist people know sitting behind your computers being keyboard warriors. frankly  the straw BS statement is old and boring. come up with some other new racist statement please to entertain us. 

One of my Indian mates I grew up with in London family are in the garment trade. Seriously minted. 

His daughter also married into money and wedding reception was at the Dorchester Hotel in London.  

The pattaya guy who got into a fight with the security guards are the only Indian people alot on here see. So base their opinions on that. Those indians aren't the target of TAT.   

[bert bloggs]

42 minutes ago, tigerbeer said:

so many jealous racist people here dont realise indians got a lot more money than they could ever see in their lifes. as usual the white think they are the most supreme people in the world... TAT obviously know more than what many of you racist people know sitting behind your computers being keyboard warriors. frankly  the straw BS statement is old and boring. come up with some other new racist statement please to entertain us. 

Trouble is the better class decent Indians dont come here for their holidays, we tend to get the bottom of the barrel ones.

[DaveE13]

1 minute ago, bert bloggs said:

Trouble is the better class decent Indians dont come here for their holidays, we tend to get the bottom of the barrel ones.

I agree but guys I know are 2nd or 3rd generation indians who live in London. They all have been here with their families.   The TAT target are the well off indians who will fly in to one of the islands get the whole wedding package.  

[jacko45k]

They are the only tourists who can manage without pavements! Cos  they aren't going to be ready.

[Mr Meeseeks]

What castes are allowed to travel to Thailand?

 

Are the lower castes and untouchables allowed or it is reserved for the higher castes only?